Cutting the Hay

Well, after a long days work, phase 1 of part 1 of the hay cutting is complete.

This will hopefully leave us with some nice hay and now the land which will become the Orchard is all ready for a couple of pigs to prepare the soil...

In the morning, like A real farmer.... I have to get up at some rediculous hour to spread the large piles I have left the hay in back out for another day of drying in the sun. The theory being that at night it should all be in piles so that the there is less grass exposed to the due and during the day it should be spread out to give the maximum surface area for drying in the sun.

Hopefully the weather should keep the way it is which will mean that the hay should be dry in a couple of days which means that I only have to go through the piling and spreading procedure a couple of times, apart from the other half of the hay area which I have not yet cut......