Wet walk

~~Three-dog morning~~


I was surprised to see the rain this morning. Hadn't expected it because I must've looked at the weather graphics wrong.

The wetness led me to take the horses to a different pasture. It was time for the front pasture to have a break. Plus, I did some tractor and loader work there yesterday, removing a huge pile of sod left there when the constractor prepared the building site for the new and almost complete storage shed. Just electrical now, and we're ready to go.

Yesterday's project made me feel proud that I'm beginning to master the art of using the loader to scoop up piles and take them to a different place. It took lots of practice, but I finally figured out the right strategies---low gear, put loader down on the level, inch forward into the pile, start scooping by bringing the bucket upward.

The spot is now level and seeded for a patch of new grass---another reason to move the horses to the next pasture down the lane where lush green grass has had a chance to grow over the past three weeks.

After leaving Lily, Coquie and Lefty in their happy eating grounds, I grabbed my camera and started snapping photos of the wet world outside our house. My plum photos were plum bad, so I'll try that again sometime. The news there is that we have seven plums, the first-ever for the tree.

It's going to be fun over the next few years watching several of our young fruit trees start producing their bounty. For the time being, however, we know we'll have apples aplenty in a few weeks. We also know from the coolness this morning that fall is coming quickly.

Mother Nature's rain, however, is providing a much-needed boost and life extension for grass and other plants. That is good, and we are thankful.