The view from the buddy seat.*

I went out one evening to ride along on the combine.** The sun was just going down and though not as impressive as most of North Dakota sunsets this was pretty in an understated way.







The haze in the air is from the combining. Soybeans are very dusty and there was almost no wind that evening.

If you click to make the picture bigger, you can see the grain cart and one of the trucks off to the right side.

The lake in the background is Stump Lake. A few years ago it was mostly dry but because of Devils Lake running into it, it has gotten huge. To the point that roads have been closed or moved. If you have a few extra minutes the story on Devils Lake is quite interesting.

As you can see in the pictures above it was sunset but it quickly got dark and the lights on the combine had to come on and this was the view of the field.

Again I suggest clicking for a better picture.

Here we are unloading into the grain cart. He*** travels around the field empying the combines and then takes the grain to the edge of the field where the trucks are parked and unloads into the trucks. The trucks then drive several miles to the grain bins to unload.

*Yes there really is a buddy seat in the combine. Not very comfortable but it's better than sitting on an upside down 5 gallon bucket like I used to sit on to ride along!!

**The guys (DH and 1st DS) have been running the combines for weeks now. I don't know how they stand sitting in those combines day after day. I ride along occasionally with DH to provide a bit of distraction! 3rd DS drives the trucks and says it is a big help to get to drive down the road to break up the monotony.

***We have 2 foreign workers. One is from Moldova and also drives a grain truck during harvest. And the 2nd fellow is from Brazil and he is driving the tractor and grain cart this year.