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An Update

We are still in Pond Creek, OK we only have a few days left here but it has rained almost every day. We were able to combine on Saturday late in the day but then another storm came thru during the night and it rained a little Sunday afternoon. The thunder is so loud here! We have had 3 severe thunderstorm warnings with high winds up to 70 mph predicted since we arrived. We have been lucky so far, but it is very nerve-wracking when you see the storm chaser vans in the area and knowing we are staying in a camper doesn’t help. We sat in our pickup out at the farm one night as a storm came thru. We have a tornado watch until 2 am Monday and it is supposed to be 97 tomorrow. We did have a little break from the heat this week.

Thursday’s Storm

After the Rain

A Peek in the Field

Here are some pictures from the field yesterday. It was 97 we have been so lucky not to have any problems with the air conditioners.

Clouds building south of us.

Pond Creek

We arrived in Pond Creek, OK we were able to get the last 2 spots available in an RV park. There are no amenities like we had at the previous place but we do have electric, sewer & water – the most important things! There is a place to eat which has a grill, fryer & ice cream served until 6 pm which is what we had for supper today. The population of Pond Creek is 734 there is a grocery store, laundry mat, parks & a pool in town. We are 23 miles from Enid, OK which has a population of about 50,000. We bought a second camper since there are no hotels available due to the oil & gas drilling, wind-towers & harvesters in the area. Mick will go pick up the camper in Pratt, KS tomorrow. We got everything unloaded, setup & started combining late this afternoon. Everyone we have met so far has been so nice & accommodating. We will be here for a few days and maybe move north back to Kansas. The high for today is 94°. Rigs like this are all over in the country.

Lifting the header onto the combine.

Combining the first wheat of the year.

Brett was having fun exploring and watching dad. The combine is a tractor to him no matter what.