First Day of Farming!

The anticipation is now a reality. Ladger has been working hard at getting everything ready to go and this afternoon he is out on the field just up the ridge from our place. (I can see him going back and forth as I write). He's spraying today - it's best to zap those weeds before seedlings push their way through the ground. He'll do a bit of spraying and then he'll be in a hurry to seed (he'd love to do both operations at once as our window of opportunity is small). Who knows what will take place once we get into the season. I may even end up helping out by doing some seeding to give Ladger a chance to get some more acres sprayed.

Rory's little heart is broken though. He was so set on going with Ladger but we didn't allow him because the first day is always a little more difficult - adjusting things, concentrating on how things are working, etc. He doesn't realize that missing out today doesn't lessen the fact that he'll get plenty of opportunity to go.