Over the course of the last few months we have seen antelope, deer, wild turkey, hawks, pheasants, a raccoon, and lot of field mice.

We hit a pheasant with the grill of our service rig and it popped like a pillow, a feather explosion on the highway.  Sometimes the deer stay in the field where we are working.

One day I found a nest of baby mice in a sprinkler we were working on. Interesting.

This in a wheat field last spring.  Even though the temperature is about fifty degrees my work partner is wearing insulated overalls due to field moisture from the rain over the previous few days and the morning dew.

Sing-a-long

This is a unique song about what I work with.

This was the Hearstrong Fire we had one week ago today.  It came close enough to close the highway one mile from town.  We are doing the repairs on thirteen of the fifteen damaged systems, requiring us to work our days off.  Three days ago we had rain and the grass has sprung up a few inches already. The fire burned through prairie grass and corn fields alike, being spread by hot, dry weather and 60 mph winds. Before the grass came back up working in the burn area was like being at gigantic beach or playing in the biggest sand box ever.  We are repairing damage done at almost fifteen feet off the ground.