Silaging Part 2

The last Blog post left off with  us awaiting the arrival of our contractor. Meanwhile Henry was out Rowing Up

 and after afternoon milking we finally started to see the grass come in.

At the silage pit James was champing at the bit waiting for the first loads (and finding time to Tweet  - all the photos on these last two Blogs are are taken and Tweeted on his phone).

If everything is running smoothly with no breakdowns there's usually time to stop and get out the tractors for meals (ice cream boxes packed with homemade goodness!), sit down and admire the view.

But, if there's a rush to get done before the rain, meals are eaten on the go - apparently these sausage rolls made a bit of a mess in tractor cabs.

We knew there was a very small window of fine weather, so only cut 60 acres. By Wednesday night it was back to rain and checking the BBC weather. And on Friday afternoon we started it all again - mowing and scaling late into the night.

All day we could see the weather moving round us - sometimes two systems at once - but it never really touched us.

And that's it for First Cut - 70 acres yesterday in 12 hours. Time for a rest - but no time - sheeting up tomorrow then onwards and upwards!