Our friends, Dave and Alicia DeNio, came over to help us construct some raised beds out of logs, manure, and dirt. Then Dave needed to drive his tractor home so I asked if we could get a ride down the dirt road close to our house. Dave did even better- Anjali and I got to drive.
"Driving the tractor was really fun although I started out at snails' pace, then hedgehog, and finally a rabbit with three legs pace. It felt really bumpy. Every little bump seemed to be magnified."
-Anjali, age 11
Super easy- one pedal and the wheel.
When I stopped pushing the pedal, it stopped, rather abruptly.
Up very tall, I felt like a country road celebrity, a farmer, really, driving powerful equipment.
I saw my neighbor out in his tractor working his fields and I waved but he didn't even look my way.
Such is the self-assurance that comes with having your own tractor apparently.
But it's not all glamor- I got a bug in my teeth!
-Amy, age 42
"Well, it was fun and kind of scary.
On the fast parts, basically, I felt like I might fall off, so I held on tight."
-Mark, age 6
Then we pounded in some fencing around the berry patch and Tim took me for a walk to see the elderberry bushes he'd found. On the way, we found and harvested some ramps (wild onions) and dandelion greens for salad. I was so proud of our wild harvest, I took this photo.
Ginger asked last Friday if our Memorial Day plans included chickens and of course it did. Here's last weeks's photo of the kids with their favorite chickens- Anjali with Peaches and Cream and Mark with Brownie.
Tim and Anjali tried to sex the chickens this weekend and despite best guesses when they were day and month-old chicks, looks like we've got 7 roosters and 15 hens instead of 2 and 20. Fortunately, a 4H friend is looking for a couple roos and we'll figure out the others.
Very cool, Amy! Nice to hear of your new adventures. Hope you're all having a Happy 2014!!! Sara Jerpseth :)
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