I'm not sure when my way of thinkin' about life shifted. I was once a young woman travelling around the countryside backpacking, and working for the Department of Natural Resources, now.....I'm a farm girl who knows how to "buck" hay, and birth lambs.
Outside this afternoon, stacking a cord of wood on the ol' woodpile, a hay truck drove by. I looked up as it went by, just in time to observe the "quality" of the hay. It was evident (to a trained eye), that this particular load of hay had gotten wet! The dreaded curse of farmers..........a perfect day of cutting, then a random rain storm to drench it all. At that point it becomes "cow" hay cuz only cows can eat it. I also happened to note how many "squeezes" were on this truck...........that's when it dawned on me that I'm not your average girl! I had to laugh at myself, because I'm not sure when this transformation happened.
Here's a lil,' "good to know" trivia I have in my head, y'll might want to pay attention to this bit of information...........HOW TO FIT 39 BALES OF HAY INTO A STANDARD SIZE PICK-UP TRUCK!
Bottom 1st Row
9 bales on their sides-4 on their sides on the bottom first row(running front to back direction of truck)
1 on its side between the tire wells(running side to side)
4 on their sides on the bottom last row (running front to back & near tail-gate)
Second Row
10 bales on their bottoms (running side to side)
Third Row
10 bales on their bottoms(one bale running front to back, two bales running side to side, then one bale running front to back again. Then...two bales of hay running side to side to block in the first four bales. Then repeat with one bale running front to back, two bales running side to side)
Fourth Row (Top)
10 bales on their bottoms (running side to side)
So now, y'll know how to stack 39 bales of hay on a pick-up truck. Another lil' trivia: If you're so lucky as to go into the farmers field and "buck" these yourself (for a much cheaper price) you won't have to "tip" the young man at the feed store. Because that's another lil' bit of information for you............. it's etiquette to tip the young buck who's loading your hay into the pick-up for you. Kinda like you would a waitress when she serves you food.
Also keep in mind that any errand runnin' you might have to do that day (such as pedicures, manicures or beauty parlor), do it before you get your pick-up truck load of hay..........unless you're really good with those side mirrors ladies! I happen to be one of those gals that's real good with those mirrors!
Somehow, somewhere along the way, my way of thinkin' and livin' has certainly SHIFTED!!
"As long as we are all here, it's pretty clear that the struggle is to share the planet, rather than divide it."
