It rained yesterday! The first significant rainfall we have had in a couple of months, 3 inches. (Cue the 'happy dance') My very favorite farmer is smack dab in the middle of harvest and, although it stops them from being in the field, the rain has multiple benefits; it gives him a break to make needed repairs, it will improve the yield of both beans and corn, and it will lessen the risk of fires. My VFF had to stop harvest last Saturday to bring in his combine and water it down. A mechanical problem caused sparks and the bean dust and stems were smoldering... very dangerous. In the past two weeks there have been at least one field fire and our neighbor's combine went up in flames while he was at the house for lunch. I'll give a better explanation of fire hazards in my next post. For some reason, Sophie is tied to me at the hip! She is often a very "needy" doodle...she wants love and LOTS of it especially if she is in...