I just love that second field. I'm watching a lot of haymaking videos recently and they take them back to my childhood. My great-uncle who farmed the family farm (we lived on it) made us go round the edges with a pitchfork to gather the hay these tedders tend to throw into the hedges and add them to the windrows. I don't see anybody doing that anymore. We had a curved two pronged pitchfork for loose hay and a square two pronged pitchfork for bales. My father used to be able to lift and throw up a bale (of course traditional square bales) to the top of the trailer where my grandfather (Taid as we called him in Wales) and I were ready to place them in the same pattern as every year. My great uncle also had kept an old rake with steel wheels which he used to rake the whole field after baling and we got as much as 5 to 10 more bales depending on the size of the field. That rake is still on the farm which now belongs to my father.
Sorry for laughing but that bale rolling down in the woods, priceless! We're not laughing at you, we're laughing with you. It's tough out here, every day has its ups and downs in farming. Hang in there and keep providing that high quality hay.
I came to watch you bale hay and relax after a long hot and hectic week. And of course, listen to your dissertations on this and that. I was not disappointed, funny too! ( whoa bale whoa ! and roll that bale roll! ). Your words about the work your doing, the weather around you, the people you know and your family, coupled with the videos of you working at an interesting job are indeed pretty relaxing. Thanks for taking the time to make these. ( I think we all learn a lot about farming, tractors, baling.....and hay)
@@DLHFarms Every once in a while, after a difficult day of work, dealing with many people and their problems here, its good to sit and watch you do whatever you do and just talk about whatever. The scenery where you live is nice, the slow unrolling, ( yes its a pun) of your work and the tidbits of tractors, balers, hay ( of course), family and weather is like a good book..relaxing. As that famous book...' stay golden'.
DLH Farms Dam TH-cam would not let me leave a comment in normal comment box,, TH-cam must be run by Kubota or New Holland 🤘😂 , anyway you know the good Lord is looking after you when ya ,,wait a minute what the hell on thumb nail it showed you bailing in a Green tractor BUT your in a Blue tractor !!! You click baited me Dam you 😂😂😂,, pfft well i dont think the Good Lord is looking after you at all ,, you must be being punished for something having to ride around in a Blue tractor 😂😂😂 oh WAIT ,,, NOW i see when the Good Lord started looking down on you ,, sheeeww i thought you were damed there for a minute .. ahh buddy so glad He decided to have Mercy on you and put ya in a Green tractor 😎🤘
I had the same problem with storms when I was baling last week. I had dark clouds and lightning dancing all around me. Just kept praying an not a single drop fell. It was raining just down the road from the fields I had down. Ended the day with 98 bales... raked and baled alone, so I feel your pain.
I work for the largest JD dealer based out of NC so I am familiar with the 6 series cabs, but it's amazing to hear the side by side comparison between the green and blue cabs. It's as if that JD cab is a recording booth.
@@nicholasbrown7068 as you should. That transmission gets under appreciated by those that havent given it a fair chance. It's hard to beat all those gears at your disposal. He mentioned the other tractors have more "bells and whistles" but to be honest that's all there are. It's just.bling that adds cost, but doesn't get the job done any quicker, better, or more efficiently. I bet once he puts some real hours on that tractor, he is going to have a hard time buying red or blue without looking real , real hard at what green brings to the party.
Hay Bro. The Rain has Stoped. The Corn is not doing good. It needs the Heat.I hear the Hay crop is heavy. No Rain in 2 Weeks. Getting Dry. Keep up the good work. God Bless.
Man same here have gotten lucky and have made perhaps the best hay that been put up in years.Missed alot the scattered T storms, and Rain...somwtimes it's better to be lucky than good!.
I like that you have a fire extinguisher on the baler. The baler where I work at just went up in flames because of some hay that got stuck between a belt and the roller.
@@DLHFarms The tractor was unhooked but the baler is toast. Luckily the fire department got there fast enough so the whole field didn't go up in flames. A local farmer came and baled the rest for us.
Nice job Dennis glad you didn't get rain, Cut Hay here yesterday, about 30 acres just hope I can get it dry an small square baled before next rain. Raining here every couple days. This is still 1st cut. Take Care Buddy 👍
Try putting your front tire on the bale when un-rolling a bale the loader will steady the bale and the tire will spin it. It works great all the way to the core. I had the same thing with rain on Independence Day. God blessed me and 8 watched it rain all the way around me when baling and raking. I always enjoy your hay making. Looks great Dennis.
Well, at least your bales are really round to roll away like that. We start on our orchardgrass and a small patch of teff this week weather allowing. It's only rained 3 days out of the last 5....ugh. It's July. What's up with that?
Nice job Dennis 👍. Just finished my first 20 acres of grass so far. I've almost broke half my gear so for 😂😣. Done a bit of a mix of conventional bales, rounds and 4 band big squares
Least two tractors ready to do the work even when working alone helps. great for you to have two tractors. I hope two red tractors lined up very soon ? One new and 4710 how goods that. l would be proud. Mike
nice when you have family working with you, most of times hehe. a friday some weeks ago i asked girl over for coffee, new in town and was working a bit for another truck owner at our coop. never met her before, only seen her around and chatted a little bit on messenger. well it turned out we seriously clicked so the following sunday she and her dog moved in with me. after a few days we were like an old married couple lol. she did not find a good job here tho, so monday a week after i met her i bought a brand new truck and trailer for her to drive. rig for asphalt hauling. so now we work together and having much fun in the process. so basically now im looking for the right moment to ask her to marry me :D keep the videos coming, always interesting to watch :)
Awesome video! Loved seeing the John Deere in action. Someone was really watching out for you, to keep those storm clouds from dumping on you! Great video as always! How can I get in touch with you in regards to purchasing some square bales for my horses?
Well, as far as the weather and your hay fields are concerned, " a miss is as good as a mile" in this case. You were very lucky this time, and that's a good thing, isn't it?
That hill reminds me of a field I bale. I had one bale this year I couldn't recover it went 50 yards into the woods. Guess I donated it to wildlife. Lol. I don't feel bad now about not letting one wrap myself.
John Deere Green Guard. It’s made by harvestec. New Holland crop saver is the same stuff. I have had good luck with it and no complaints from customers.
If I can ask, how do you split the profits with the landowner? Are you charging to work his land, leasing his land, or some sort of profit split? I guess it would depend on who wants to rake the risks?
I find it suprising how loud the transmission seems in your new Holland versus the John deere. I wonder where the new masseys stack up in that category? I hate loud transmissions in tractors. The whine gets to me after a while.
I have a br7060 and im having plugging problems when i startgoing forward agen after i stoped to nake a bale it acts like the rotor wont feed and suggested thing to do
@@DLHFarms they look taller than that on the video. Boy, I bet so. They're really nice. There's not any around these parts yet. I'm in South Central Ky.
Ive had a lot of trouble with it that's why I'm getting rid of it. Engine spun a bearing a d the rear end has been taken apart and reshimed the transmission is very noisy and has a lot of slop in it.
I hate to hear that you had that much trouble with it. I figured they were good tractors. I’ve heard people from just about every brand having issues. I reckon I’m just going to find an old 3930/4630 in decent shape and forget about it. Lol
I would be willing to bet you a square bale of hay that this won’t be the last JD you will purchase. This comment is from a viewer who lives in Moline Illinois home of JD
If you keep growing that much hay, you're gonna need a bigger baler, no ? Thumbs up ! Edit: Is there a setting on your camera to make it less shaky ? Just asking, I know nothing, thanks.
Your right but big square balers cost like $200,000 and takes a huge tractor. My round baler cost 20,000 new 10 years ago and only takes 100 hp tractor.
goad the weather held out for ya, im fairly new to the channel, what part of the country are you from. im from central ky and we could use a little rain
I just love that second field. I'm watching a lot of haymaking videos recently and they take them back to my childhood. My great-uncle who farmed the family farm (we lived on it) made us go round the edges with a pitchfork to gather the hay these tedders tend to throw into the hedges and add them to the windrows. I don't see anybody doing that anymore. We had a curved two pronged pitchfork for loose hay and a square two pronged pitchfork for bales. My father used to be able to lift and throw up a bale (of course traditional square bales) to the top of the trailer where my grandfather (Taid as we called him in Wales) and I were ready to place them in the same pattern as every year. My great uncle also had kept an old rake with steel wheels which he used to rake the whole field after baling and we got as much as 5 to 10 more bales depending on the size of the field. That rake is still on the farm which now belongs to my father.
Great story thanks!
Sorry for laughing but that bale rolling down in the woods, priceless! We're not laughing at you, we're laughing with you. It's tough out here, every day has its ups and downs in farming. Hang in there and keep providing that high quality hay.
Don't worry I laughed at myself too. Haha
That’s typical, roll when you don’t want them to and won’t roll when your trying to roll one.....thx for your videos!!
Lol yep about normal
I came to watch you bale hay and relax after a long hot and hectic week. And of course, listen to your dissertations on this and that. I was not disappointed, funny too! ( whoa bale whoa ! and roll that bale roll! ). Your words about the work your doing, the weather around you, the people you know and your family, coupled with the videos of you working at an interesting job are indeed pretty relaxing. Thanks for taking the time to make these. ( I think we all learn a lot about farming, tractors, baling.....and hay)
Awesome I'm glad you enjoyed my video and rambling. I was laughing at myself at the end unrolling that bale when I was editing.
@@DLHFarms Every once in a while, after a difficult day of work, dealing with many people and their problems here, its good to sit and watch you do whatever you do and just talk about whatever. The scenery where you live is nice, the slow unrolling, ( yes its a pun) of your work and the tidbits of tractors, balers, hay ( of course), family and weather is like a good book..relaxing. As that famous book...' stay golden'.
You do a fantastic job with your videos, keep them coming
Thanks 👍
DLH Farms Dam TH-cam would not let me leave a comment in normal comment box,, TH-cam must be run by Kubota or New Holland 🤘😂 , anyway you know the good Lord is looking after you when ya ,,wait a minute what the hell on thumb nail it showed you bailing in a Green tractor BUT your in a Blue tractor !!! You click baited me Dam you 😂😂😂,, pfft well i dont think the Good Lord is looking after you at all ,, you must be being punished for something having to ride around in a Blue tractor 😂😂😂 oh WAIT ,,, NOW i see when the Good Lord started looking down on you ,, sheeeww i thought you were damed there for a minute .. ahh buddy so glad He decided to have Mercy on you and put ya in a Green tractor 😎🤘
Nice looking hay, that JD looks good on ya. Keep them coming.
Thanks it was a nice tractor
Glad you got a good hay crop. Great video Dennis !
Thanks it was a very good crop!
I had the same problem with storms when I was baling last week. I had dark clouds and lightning dancing all around me. Just kept praying an not a single drop fell. It was raining just down the road from the fields I had down. Ended the day with 98 bales... raked and baled alone, so I feel your pain.
If you ask and have faith ive found the Lord will normally help you out.
I work for the largest JD dealer based out of NC so I am familiar with the 6 series cabs, but it's amazing to hear the side by side comparison between the green and blue cabs. It's as if that JD cab is a recording booth.
You noticed that too, my 2015 6115M is very quiet inside. Love the 24 speed power quad as well.
@@nicholasbrown7068 as you should. That transmission gets under appreciated by those that havent given it a fair chance. It's hard to beat all those gears at your disposal. He mentioned the other tractors have more "bells and whistles" but to be honest that's all there are. It's just.bling that adds cost, but doesn't get the job done any quicker, better, or more efficiently. I bet once he puts some real hours on that tractor, he is going to have a hard time buying red or blue without looking real , real hard at what green brings to the party.
Your right it's so quiet I fell in love with it hard to watch it leave.
Hay Bro. The Rain has Stoped. The Corn is not doing good. It needs the Heat.I hear the Hay crop is heavy. No Rain in 2 Weeks. Getting Dry. Keep up the good work.
God Bless.
Sorry to hear that hope things turn around soon!
Man same here have gotten lucky and have made perhaps the best hay that been put up in years.Missed alot the scattered T storms, and Rain...somwtimes it's better to be lucky than good!.
Haha 👍
Good Day to you Dennis . Good looking hay , glade to see the rain is staying away . Take care . Stay Safe
Thanks Stuart!
Thanks for the ride along. Hay looks good. Real good.
Thanks Chuck!
I like that you have a fire extinguisher on the baler. The baler where I work at just went up in flames because of some hay that got stuck between a belt and the roller.
Oh no hope they got the tractor unhooked from it.
@@DLHFarms The tractor was unhooked but the baler is toast. Luckily the fire department got there fast enough so the whole field didn't go up in flames. A local farmer came and baled the rest for us.
Nice job Dennis glad you didn't get rain,
Cut Hay here yesterday, about 30 acres just hope I can get it dry an small square baled before next rain. Raining here every couple days. This is still 1st cut.
Take Care Buddy 👍
We are in New York and are still working on first cutting. It's just been so wet.
Hope you can prevail! Good luck!
Keep those vids coming, I truly enjoy them. Run away bales was cracking me up.
Haha glad you enjoyed it.
Thanks for showing us what’s going on. I miss seeing your videos. Glad to see u tried out the John Deere tractor. Enjoyed watching as always. 👍👍👍
I've got more to come don't worry
Try putting your front tire on the bale when un-rolling a bale the loader will steady the bale and the tire will spin it. It works great all the way to the core. I had the same thing with rain on Independence Day. God blessed me and 8 watched it rain all the way around me when baling and raking. I always enjoy your hay making. Looks great Dennis.
Awesome! I know the good Lord looks out for us Farmers. Well anyone that asks for help and has faith really.
Good looking hay! Glad the rain missed ya.
Thanks me too!
Really nice looking hay Dennis. I sure hope you get an excellent number of bales this year.
Thanks! So far so good!
I was just thinking yesterday that I haven't seen a video from you in a while lol Glad you got it done!!
Here i am! Haha
LOL
Great video thanks for sharing have a great day and stay safe out there
Thanks!
Well, at least your bales are really round to roll away like that. We start on our orchardgrass and a small patch of teff this week weather allowing. It's only rained 3 days out of the last 5....ugh. It's July. What's up with that?
I don't know seems to rain all the time anymore.
Very nice looking hay TY for sharing
Your welcome
Liked to see that big green tractor doing some work for you;;;;;;
Haha 👍 I enjoyed that tractor.
Nice job Dennis 👍. Just finished my first 20 acres of grass so far. I've almost broke half my gear so for 😂😣. Done a bit of a mix of conventional bales, rounds and 4 band big squares
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Thanks Dennis! Keep’em coming.
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Great video Dennis. Always love the haying videos. Hope the wife and son are doing good.
Thanks Boomer every one is doing great 👍
Least two tractors ready to do the work even when working alone helps. great for you to have two tractors. I hope two red tractors lined up very soon ? One new and 4710 how goods that. l would be proud. Mike
Have to wait and see!
looks like your getting a good crop of them fields, glad the weather didnt stop you before it was bailed,
Yep very pleased with the crop!
You are getting rains like us in Saskatchewan this year. All patchy storms here all year
Yep sounds familiar
Good Sunday morning to you. Hope all is Good In Dennis's Land.
Everything is going good 👍
nice when you have family working with you, most of times hehe.
a friday some weeks ago i asked girl over for coffee, new in town and was working a bit for another truck owner at our coop. never met her before, only seen her around and chatted a little bit on messenger.
well it turned out we seriously clicked so the following sunday she and her dog moved in with me. after a few days we were like an old married couple lol. she did not find a good job here tho, so monday a week after i met her i bought a brand new truck and trailer for her to drive. rig for asphalt hauling. so now we work together and having much fun in the process.
so basically now im looking for the right moment to ask her to marry me :D
keep the videos coming, always interesting to watch :)
Holy cow man you move fast! Haha 👍
@@DLHFarms Well, I'm 35 and things have been going slow on that front up til now, so why not lol
We have a run-a-way on trac 15. 🚄. Thanks for the video Dennis.
Haha 👍
Really enjoyed the video.
Thanks!
Awesome video! Loved seeing the John Deere in action. Someone was really watching out for you, to keep those storm clouds from dumping on you! Great video as always!
How can I get in touch with you in regards to purchasing some square bales for my horses?
Oh gosh are you the guy near South Boston? Forgot to email you back. You can call me or text me 276-692-8809
How much hp does the rotary rake take? Idk but i know how much i am gonna use!
Not much 30 to 40 PTO hp would probably work the rake is heavy though
I was wondering how much of a premium in price per ton do you get for selling square bales versus round bales
I sell it buy the bale but squares bring double the price as rounds for the same quantity of hay
i been on challenger 565 and love it for loader work and hope to get it on mower and rake hay soon
That's great 👍
Well, as far as the weather and your hay fields are concerned, " a miss is as good as a mile" in this case. You were very lucky this time, and that's a good thing, isn't it?
Yep it was kind of an intense day watching all those storms around but it worked out.
@@DLHFarms Did you ever get that bail out of the woods?
A great days work!
Thanks!
That hill reminds me of a field I bale. I had one bale this year I couldn't recover it went 50 yards into the woods. Guess I donated it to wildlife.
Lol. I don't feel bad now about not letting one wrap myself.
Haha it happens, we are all human and prone to mistakes.
I know I asked you before but I can't find what you told me. What is the model of accumilater do you use on your square bales?
Kuhns 1036F
We gave up on the hay we had down glad to see you bailing
Oh no sorry to hear that
How you liking the green machine?
It was an awesome tractor for sure.
Hey DLH I heard that OSHA was trying to get round hay bakers outlawed because they said cows weren't gettin a square meal!
Haha good one! Sounds like something the government would come up with
when you gonna reveal the new tractor you bought?
When I get it here.
@@DLHFarms ooooooohhh interesting
What kind of preservative do you use
John Deere Green Guard. It’s made by harvestec. New Holland crop saver is the same stuff. I have had good luck with it and no complaints from customers.
National FFA Backing Champion puts the bales where they can't roll away!
Most of the time! I was second in the Nation 😂
I would like to know how that little machine makes those bales perfectly round lol farming machines are amazing
It's magic!
If I can ask, how do you split the profits with the landowner? Are you charging to work his land, leasing his land, or some sort of profit split? I guess it would depend on who wants to rake the risks?
All my fields are rent free I just have to maintain them keep them mowed and fertilized.
Just curious if you thought about trying out a 3x3 baler in your operation.
No to big for all my tractors
I find it suprising how loud the transmission seems in your new Holland versus the John deere. I wonder where the new masseys stack up in that category? I hate loud transmissions in tractors. The whine gets to me after a while.
Yep I know what you mean that's one reason it's leaving.
How did you like the john deere? I guess im biased because that's all we have plus i have never used anything else to compare them to lol.
I really liked it. Quite cab excellent brakes easy smooth steering.
Looked like a new strong man contest. Who can roll out a bale of hay the fastest lol.
Haha
This video went by way too fast. Beautiful fields and hay Dennis. Great Job. You weren't really all by yourself!! Thanks for the video.
Thanks! And true about not being alone.
What's the demanchens of your round bales
4x5
I have a br7060 and im having plugging problems when i startgoing forward agen after i stoped to nake a bale it acts like the rotor wont feed and suggested thing to do
That's normal on those balers you have to go slow for the first few feet when starting a new bale then hammer down
Great video
Thanks!
We've lost a few round bales over the years, had one go through a fence and land in the road one time!
Do you ever have issues with your rotary rake making windrows to big? Looking to get one.
No if the hay is heavy you can pull one side of the rake out of the hay.
great video...watch out runaway bail LOL.. What makes you decide if you are going to bail round or square bails?
I try to round bales my steeper and rougher fields and square the better fields.
ok...thanks@@DLHFarms
You should do some maintenance videos.
I've got a couple one on the T5 and one on the Massey 4710
Why did you get rid of the New Holland tractor?
It's still here right now
Did the one round end up in the creek ?
No it stopped in the woods it didn't go far.
What size roll does your roller make? I sure like that rake. I'd like to run one and see how I like it.
It makes a 4x5 roll. I love that rake it does very well.
@@DLHFarms they look taller than that on the video. Boy, I bet so. They're really nice. There's not any around these parts yet. I'm in South Central Ky.
If I was in those hills, I'd want a big square baler so they don't roll away.
It would take a huge tractor to handle a big square baler in these hills.
Do you like your New Holland? We're planning on buying a farm soon, and I test drove a Powerstar 75 and really liked it. I've always had old Fords.
Ive had a lot of trouble with it that's why I'm getting rid of it. Engine spun a bearing a d the rear end has been taken apart and reshimed the transmission is very noisy and has a lot of slop in it.
I hate to hear that you had that much
trouble with it. I figured they were good tractors. I’ve heard people from just about every brand having issues. I reckon I’m just going to find an old 3930/4630 in decent shape and forget about it. Lol
Probably a good plan those Ford's were tuff
Did you have any interest in the 6713 global tractor Dennis? Knowing you like the 4710.bet you can't wait for the arrival of your new machine .
I think it's a nice tractor
Dennis, When the wife call's all Hell breaks loose the mind and them some....
Haha got that right 👍
I’ve done the same thing when u get a call kick it out darn it no net
Haha yep I tried to close the gate back but it wouldn't do it.
Sucks when you have to hay alone. You have great equipment for it though. How you like the JD tractor?
I really liked it after I got used to it hated to see it leave.
How about using a big square baler ?
Too expensive and would have to have a huge tractor to handle on my hills.
That JD was quality, so quiet.
Yep that's why I bought one
Dang that T5 is noisy in the cab when your listen to it side by side with the Deere! I assume the Deere was running lower RPM but I suppose
Your right the T5 is terrible and never really noticed until trying the Deere I was running the deere at the same rpm as the NH.
@@DLHFarms we are all getting soft, 15 years ago we didn't even have a tractor with a cab! Did you end up buying a new machine? Dying to see!
Yeah I bought one but it's not hear yet. It's going to be a surprise.
DLH Farms so exciting! Can’t wait! Trading off the T5?
That JD is quiet probably could hear you whisper in that cab ...👍
Yeah I loved that part of the tractor
ever think about spending the money on a large square baler?
No not cost effective for a small 100 acre farm
@@DLHFarms u could get a good use one for not all that much more than a NEW round baler. And get more money with big squares
"There's a Kubota..." doing what a Kubota tractor does best. Sitting in the yard. LOL
Haha yep
You need a suction-cup mount, especially if y'all get a JD tractor......
Yep I've got one just got to find it.
DLH Farms if u r like me, you’ll find it the day after u return the demo JD!
How do you like the John Deere
It was great
with the weather around the country someone getting darn nice hay up is a pretty good accomplishment. lol
Got that right haha
Your pto guard is turning . Secure it with small chains on tractor and baler as it suppose it to be
That’s some nice hay it looks Thick to
It sure was! Thanks
are u still doing grading jobs or does the company have regular workers to fill ur shoes
Oh yeah I'm still working my full time job
I think it would have been fast to unroll it all by hand glad it did not rain
Probably so just hard to push when they are that big.
It seems as though they only roll away when you don't want them to. Sounds like bails are like kids.
Haha yep pretty much
I would be willing to bet you a square bale of hay that this won’t be the last JD you will purchase. This comment is from a viewer who lives in Moline Illinois home of JD
I haven't purchased this JD I was a nice tractor though. Make sure you stay tuned to see what I did purchase.
For sure ,I really enjoy all aspects of what you show.
If you keep growing that much hay, you're gonna need a bigger baler, no ?
Thumbs up !
Edit: Is there a setting on your camera to make it less shaky ? Just asking, I know nothing, thanks.
Sorry no setting on the camera.
As I watched this video a thunderstorm rolled through my part of Arkansas
As I type this I'm stuck in my truck because of a thunderstorm haha
@@DLHFarmsDadburn rain makes bad for the loggers around here that's one of our main jobs here That and Tyson foods
I have very little experience bailing. But, it seems to me that square bales won't roll! LOL 😂😂
Your right but big square balers cost like $200,000 and takes a huge tractor. My round baler cost 20,000 new 10 years ago and only takes 100 hp tractor.
Makes me want to be a farmer for a day
Haha 👍
nice vid :)
Thanks!
tell your wife its her fault and she needs to come and unroll that bail LOL
Haha yeah that wouldn't go over to good.
Haha..I know...you would probably have to sleep in that new barn you built@@DLHFarms
Got that right!
If you don't mind telling me.
how much does the owner charge you to use his land?
Just fertilizer and lime
Put some know how on them bails rollem hahaha see ya Napa mike
Haha do you sell bale chocks?
DLH Farms yep 🤟
Use your front tire is what I do
Didn't think of that thanks 👍
New fashion statement first part of video? one suspender up one down.....
Haha that's my signature move!
👍
Thanks!
goad the weather held out for ya, im fairly new to the channel, what part of the country are you from. im from central ky and we could use a little rain
glad the weather
I'm in Southwest Virginia
pretty country