Two Saturdays ago on March 31st, I was busy helping Seth's brother paint some interior rooms in his house. Seth had the kids for a while and put them to work on the farm. Their main order of business was to pick up rocks from the oat field. Rocks in a field are not necessarily a farmer's friend. All the conditions were right to pick up rocks on this Saturday: the weather being nice, it wasn't too muddy and the oats were just peeking up from the ground.
Their only reward for picking up rocks was the chance to get to dump them in the creek crossing. This is when I showed up. They were building a dam.
Eliza in her mud boots, skirt and showing off her muddy hands. Never afraid to get dirty!
The science of building a dam. They did a pretty job of it, too.
Eden showing off her skills of making a mud ball to hold the rocks together. She can be pretty dramatic at times!
And when it is time to go and not all the rocks are unloaded yet, you call in the heavy equipment to make quick work of dumping the rocks.
Eliza in her mud boots, skirt and showing off her muddy hands. Never afraid to get dirty!
The science of building a dam. They did a pretty job of it, too.
Eden showing off her skills of making a mud ball to hold the rocks together. She can be pretty dramatic at times!
And when it is time to go and not all the rocks are unloaded yet, you call in the heavy equipment to make quick work of dumping the rocks.
Getting a ride in the loader on the way back to the house.
Don't worry, Seth was going slow and the bucket was tipped up. Riding in the bucket seems to be one of those "rites of passage" on the farm. Anyway, that was our Saturday, March 31. The kids are learning some of what it takes to keep a farm going. Some jobs are fun and some not so much. It is good for them to get out there and help out when they can. And at times, I think they don't even realize that they're working because they're having fun.
Don't worry, Seth was going slow and the bucket was tipped up. Riding in the bucket seems to be one of those "rites of passage" on the farm. Anyway, that was our Saturday, March 31. The kids are learning some of what it takes to keep a farm going. Some jobs are fun and some not so much. It is good for them to get out there and help out when they can. And at times, I think they don't even realize that they're working because they're having fun.
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