Hay Field Full of Bales

This is another picture from this summer of one of the hay fields full of bales waiting to be picked up.

The valley where are farm is which is named Sierra Valley is the size of Lake Tahoe approximately.  We are about an hour away from Tahoe as well just over the mountains.  Wer are at 5,000ft. elevation so we do get snow in the winter, not as much as Tahoe but enough to play in, and have snow days declared at the schools.

This is what the ranch looks like at the onset of winter. Everything is dead or in hibernation.  An old tractor and the dogs are there in the distance, as well as the pump house which houses one or our wells that feeds our land with water.

The views out here are amazing, the clear blue skies and you would not even believe the amount of stars you can see at night. In winter the specs on white on the mountains surrounding the valley really remind you its winter but also just make you stop and take a breath and enjoy the cold fresh air.

Right now the alfalfa is in hibernation underground.  The freezing temps to freeze the ground but not deep enough to kill the seeds that will sprout in the early summer.

Well thanks for stopping by the blog and we hope to see you soon!