One of the best things about living on a farm is the sense of continuity that comes from seeing and adding to the work of generations.

My wife’s family has always had a gift when it comes to building; electrical, automotive, construction, even aircraft maintenance. The level of competance can be seen at every turn, and it’s sometimes breathtaking. If you’re not careful, it can even be a little intimidating.

…And then you come across something that reaffirms the fact that everyone shares the learning curve.

:D

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I’m a morning person; have been for a while now. While I could wax poetically about various aspects of mornings, for me it comes down to two things. Solitude and beauty.

I got hooked on mornings during my time in the military, standing morning watches. I have memories that defy description, most of which are related to mornings. It’s the reason I like doing outdoor chores around sunrise.

:)

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I’m finally getting caught up on one of the posts I meant to do a while back. I wasn’t able to upload all the photos until after the blizzard was over!

At the time of this writing, everything you see in the photos is now covered in snow! I got it done, just in time. We had one warm day on the Tuesday and, even though it was really too windy for the job, I broke out the lawn mowers. I knew I wasn’t going to have another chance before winter. Wednesday, the temperatures started to drop, the winds increased, and we started to get rain. Thursday, the blizzard arrived.

I am so glad I got this done first!

Even with all the rain, I didn’t have to do all the inner yard with the riding mower. Once I got the big stuff done, though, I broke out the push mower and started into the trees; something I’ve been really eager to do since my brother brought us the repair push mower!!