The weather here lately has been so lovely! Super sunny all the time and cool in the evenings. Not only does it make work really enjoyable but it also means spring has arrived and its time to start planting in the garden! We have been doing a ton of work getting all the garden beds ready. I'll be posting some pictures soon to show our progress.

Guess what though... I learned to drive the tractor yesterday! The cows here at the farm get rotated throughout the orchards, and main field, in order to keep everything evenly grazed. This process involves the tractor because along with the cows, over 100 gallons of water also has to be moved. Currently Brendan is the only one who can do the whole process on his own. He is wanting some one else to also know the full routine so that when he isn't available he knows the cows will be taken care of. I had a short lesson early in the morning and once it came time to move the cows, I was put to the wheel! It went pretty well. I kept it slow and I only had to go in a straight line so there really weren't any obstacles but it was still a lot of fun. Can't wait for my next lesson!

Here is a picture of the one I drove: