In the Field

One afternoon we visited my Uncle Merlin's farm and joined them in the field as they cut oats for silage.

Aunt Faye gives Tina a ride in the big John Deere.	Thomas with nephew Kendrick. A bean field lies just beyond and Merlin's farm is in the distance.	Nephews Taran and Kendrick
My cousin Kelly's boys: Marcus and Isac	Kelly talks with my sister, Mardean, as they stand on the recently cut oats.	My sister, Mindy, stretches out under blue Iowa skies.
Tina giving ATV rides with Isac, Taran and Bubby. Note the windrowed oats behind them.	Thomas	My mom talks with Aunt Faye.
	Nephew Micah's tattoos were a little out of place on the farm.	Merlin explains his farming operation to the ultra-interested Steve Hunnicutt (brother-in-law) while Kelly and Craig listen in.
Cousin Corey tries to tell Mardean her hair isn't really THAT wind-blown.	Thomas and Taran climb into the "cash", a treehouse that's been in existence since I was a child.	Graham visits briefly but is quick to exit for the sand box below.
Thomas and Taran soon realize the action is down below and climb down the ladder.	Taran points out one of the features of a toy.
	Thomas and Taran play the "weighing game" - a game that Thomas invented on the spot.