Today was too much computer time – continued work on updating web pages (not yet published), working on surveys for the on-farm store, LLC draft documents, and getting the news that a 50 lb bag of organic turkey food jumped from $11 last summer to $17 today. Must be a good time to be an organic grain farmer!
After dinner, I needed to get out, so Claire and Martin and I went out for a walk in the evening darkness. Martin (age 3) was initially bewildered how you could go out for a walk at night without a light. He keeps a light on in his closet, and from his vantage point, looking out the window, it does look pretty dark out there.
We walked to the back pasture, Martin bravely walking behind us. He tired after about 10 minutes of walking, so Claire hoisted him up on her back. He soon tired of holding on, so he walked again. When we decided it was time to go back, we asked Martin to be our “dark walker” and lead us back home. There was a light snowfall, so it was cloudy, but not as dark as it could have been. He took his duty seriously and marched us right back home without delay.
I read your adventures every day. I love it. Course, I’m a Grandma.
That was really fun last night. You wrote up really nice. You’re a good writer. I like reading these every day!
I love waliking in the dark. Hey gj if you read these comments, We have become the comment team for highhopes blog. There are also a few anonymous comments. Love ya dad and gj.
the boy knows. “The silence of these infinte spaces frightens me”–Pascal