Saturday, May 26, 2007

we have rain!!

Finally, it has rained! Oh has it rained. It started on Wednesday and continued all Thursday. It was a beautiful, gentle rain. There wasn't any washing away of plants and we got 2 1/2 inches! It was perfect. Praise God. Today it's been raining on and off and we're supposed to get rain on Tuesday. So we've gone from record drought to lots of rain. I guess when it rains it pours. :) ( sorry, i know that was awful but i couldn't resist.)
My partner in crime arrived this week with the rain (aka the other intern). Her name is Alexis Walker. She's in college on the east coast and is also exploring the possibility of becoming a farmer. She's very sweet and it's been nice to have someone to talk to in the field. Juan, our worker from mexico, and i are talking more. I'm becoming braver with my very small knowledge of spanish and with sign language. Farmer Dan and I talk too, but Alexis is a breath of fresh air.
Today I find myself fighting some sort of sickness. Yesterday we mulched the kale with moldy hay and didn't wear masks. Dan and I both found ourselves with fevers last night and i still have a tight chest. Needless to say we will make sure we wear masks next time. I have fears that now i've developed asthma or a lung infection. but in my more sane, less panicky moments, i think i'll be fine. i just need rest. I dragged myself into town to catch up on internet stuff.
So I'm starting to plan my own farm! When I was a student at HoneyRock we had an assignment to design our dream camp. Well, this week I found myself picking up a notebook and designing my dream farm. Does this mean I've made a decision that farming is for me? No, I wouldn't go that far, yet. We'll see what this season brings. That's why i'm at a farm, to see if this could be for me. Who knows what God's got planned. I'm trying to stick with one step at a time. It's kind of like working on a long row, either planting or weeding. I try to look at the end as little as possible. Otherwise it feels like i'll never get there. If I just concentrate on what's in front of me I find the end of the row comes so much faster, than when i'm constantly checking where the end is. So, we'll see where this row leads. Ok, deep philosophical thought for the blog is done. :)
one last thing, i'm at coffee shop in osceola, wi and "carry on my wayward son" is playing on the radio only it's not kansas singing. it's weirding me out. they're not bad, whoever it is, but they're not that good either. until next time!

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