Goodbye to the farm for two weeks... on the road to our cabin in Michigan in the morning

It was the first day of baling at home and Paul's new bale wagon sat out in front of the house ready to shoot into action.   I actually got the call to drive over and help pick up bales until John came and relieved me.  The newly mowed grass, corn waist high in the field, and the flashy red new bale wagon with the beautiful sky overhead... a dazzling picture on a postcard summer day.  Now to head to the Big Lake Michigan where it is always cooler with the big icebox called Lake Michigan.  With the cold late spring the water will be very cold, but we are conditioned with our swimming in our spring fed pool at the local State Park - Camden.  My brother's family just left after a week and they swam every day!  It will feel good to hear that we are enjoying cool weather while the summer heat is making the corn grow at home. 

 

Fair weather clouds come with us to Michigan, and bless us with some good days to enjoy the sugar sand beach.  

Waist high corn has grown a lot in the last hot weeks of summer weather.  Thank you, Lord, for giving us the heat units we need.  Jesus, we trust in you.   Bless-bless, Barb

A rest stop for the night at Nancy's - up early and the other 7 hours first thing in the morning.  The question for this year - will Rose walk as Mary did at this age and Augustine last year?  Yes, most of us think she will.  Michigan just seems to be where the April/May babies learn to walk for the first time....usually they have ahold of grandpa's finger and they are pulling him into the Big Lake.  So that would mean that she will walk the second week when grandpa comes.  Time will tell.