A Day at the Ranch

Just walking down the lane and back (about a quarter of a mile), I saw a couple of interesting flowers. There are lots of yarrow plants in bloom in the coulee -- and even more in the newer CRP (Conservation Reserve Program) acreage. Farmers were required to plant a certain percentage of forbs in with the grass and many of them chose to plant yarrow.

A close-up look at the flower heads --

The other thing I saw in bloom was the wheat alongside the lane. The tiny white things are actually the bloom!

I have lived around wheat and on wheat farms almost all of my life, but had never realized it actually bloomed until after Forry and I were married. You really don't notice it driving along unless you happen to get up close to it.

Forry was up and out fairly early this morning spraying noxious weeds, but I joyfully slept in! As usual when I've been traveling, I had laundry to do. We did make a quick trip into Ritzville to pick up the mail, but other than that stayed close to home.

This is the view as I was walking back up the lane this evening. It was a gorgeous sunset!