As of yet, Damian and I have not quite mastered the rise-with-the-sun kind of farming. We like to sleep in and we usually get to the farm around noon on the weekends. Today was different. The temperature was suppose to get to 98 degrees and we decided to get to the farm early to utilize the tiller we rented from Home Depot. Even though waking up at 5:30am on a Saturday isn't my idea of fun, we got to the farm early and saw the dew misting off of the grass around our farm plot. Beautiful!
We got to work on tilling asap. A tiller is designed to break up huge clogs of dirt into finer particles and make it a more friendly environment for growing plants. The tiller is a monster of a machine that has a mind of its own. It pulled, tugged, and dragged me around. After tilling up 2 rows, I felt like the machine had beaten me up. So for the most part, Damian tilled and I raked. We took a long break from noon to 5pm to let the oppressive heat pass. Regardless, we sweated A LOT!
While tilling, the butterflies were active and curious about what we were doing. They must have landed on Damian and I about a dozen times. Even though I was beaten by the machine, the butterfly kisses made me smile and kept me going. Thank you butterflies.
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| 7am at the farm |
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| Butterflies like buy one get one free hoses |
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| Damian tilling |
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| Amber tilling |
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| Butterflies like my sweaty sunscreened arm |
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| Butterflies like Damian's sweaty head |
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