Hay and more hay!

    The night before last (the 24th) Peyton and I went with David to haul some of the hay that he bailed at the game refuge. It was really nice outside. It had rained that morning and it was about 85 degrees with a breeze. It felt like fall. I can’t wait!

    We went in the big truck and I sat in the passenger seat and Peyton sat on the water jug. Peyton wanted to help his daddy so he had a good time trying to unroll the straps and help getting them situated. While David and Larry were loading the 1-ton, Peyton and I walked around looking at the ground. It looked pretty bare because of the type of grass that was planted. It was called fox tail millet because the tops looked like a fuzzy fox tail. It was loaded with seeds and the game warden said that he wanted it cut to disperse them. The seeds attract doves and that was what he wanted. Peyton liked all the seeds on the ground. He would pick up a piece of grass, have me twist the seeds out in his hand, and walk around replanting them in the dirt. At one point he grabbed my shirt and started wiping at his eye. I asked him if he had dirt in it and he said, “No, a seed. I don’t want plants to grow in my eyes.”