A Tale of Two Tractors

This Can Happen to YOU!

Since Saturday we have had a tractor stolen right out of our field next to the house and then today one of a most reliable tractor drivers put this newer tractor right in the ditch...so what's up?  I think we're all too stressed out.  Took forever for the fields to dry to plant and then the weather never really heated up the way it should...so everyone has this unfocused deer in the headlight thing going on.

My youngest son came in last night to tell me I had melons splitting in the garden and they were going to go bad...I spent the whole day in the garden watering and planting fall crops...there weren't any ripe melons...sure enough...2 ripe/split heirloom melons...when did that happen?  It's like everything is out of kilter...not quite right...like the funny house at the Trees of Mystery....

Took the grand kids out to pick tomatoes for canning...Uncle Sam's fields are getting ready for mechanical harvesting, so we go out and try and fill as many tubs as we can in one hour...we'll do this every day until harvest.  Tomorrow we'll also run across the road to Grandpa's cucumber field and pick for pickles.  I can't believe I spent $10.00 for dill at the store today...mine never did grow...next year I hope I have better luck.