Carol is out of town, so that means I get to take care of the boys again. We are right in the thick of harvesting spring wheat, and with rain in the forecast tonight and tomorrow, there could be a small hitch before we get it completed.
Our landlord and his wife have been helping Jeff and Tom with harvest and it has made a huge difference in getting it cut as quickly as possible. While the forecasted rain may slow harvest a bit, it does help lessen the fire danger. Lately, we have been under red-flag danger alert for forest fires. To be more accurate, out here it would be a prairie fire (I have heard it said about this area that "There is a pretty girl behind every tree...).
Iowa is unbearably humid during the summer, so thinking about fire danger is something I am getting used to. Wherever the guys are working in the field, whether swathing hay, baling, or out in the combine, this time of year, the water pickup is close at hand in case of fire.
In the country, people wear many hats in order to provide the same services and necessities that are taken for granted in cities and towns. Everyone is responsible for taking preventative measures against fire, and in the event of a fire, everyone is on-call to help fight it out. So far this summer, there haven't been any fires in our area, so I guess the preventative measures are working. Or maybe we've just been lucky.
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