Work Day

As a show of support for our friend L. a bunch of people showed up for a work day at the farm. We tossed rakes and shovels into the back of the van and made the trek out to help.

Not knowing quite what to do, I decided to grab a grass rake and do some yard clean up. A few kids showed up with wheelbarrows and hauled the piles off to the garden where they were eventually tilled under. I must have raked for four hours, long enough to make my thumbs hurt and my arms feel like they might fall off. Too bad I'm not a bit more efficient or I might have finished the job. (Although I did go on a dog poop hunt as well. It broke up the monotony of raking and besides, it was on the list of things to do.)

 It rained on and off throughout the afternoon, but thankfully the colder temperatures didn't arrive until the sun started to go down. We were able to do quite a bit of cleaning up even though the weather wasn't ideal, and so I spent the day outside on a day when I'd otherwise have been running about getting my shopping done and then spending the remainder of the day inside. I think I'll sleep good tonight.


I didn't take any pictures today, but my camera was in the van just in case I saw anything spectacular on the way to or from the farm. (These pictures are from a few weeks back.)