Progress in Paradise...

Progress in Paradise...  I got up this morning at 4, poked my head outside and saw a gorgeous full moon about to set behind the Wellsville Mountains to our west.  After I had my tea, the three of us (Mike, Race, and I) took off on our usual morning walk, well before sunrise.  In fact, it wasn't until we were almost done with our walk that the first rays of sunlight struck Logan Peak (the tallest mountain in the photo).  In the dim light we could just barely make out Mike C. pulling a rake with his tractor, turning over the windrows on his second cutting for the year.  We talked for a bit; he started at 3 am, driving with headlights, as he needs to turn over 1,200 acres of alfalfa hay today...

Yesterday I got a coat of primer on the top side of the trailer; I'll get the first topcoat on today.  I also moved a rather large pile of junk lumber – the detritus from the old greenhouse and outbuilding we've torn down, plus the remains of the pallets and crates our large shipments arrived in.  The pile was about 15 feet in diameter and 8 feet tall, just randomly thrown on the pile.  It was near our entrance – ugly, and preventing me from getting to some weeds that need mowing.  I moved it all to the back of our property, next to our brush pile.  That took six tractor loads in all.  Whew!  Glad to have that done.  Today I'll take a whack at those weeds...

Yesterday I also had a day of training for Michelle H., the wonderful lady who cleans our house.  I'm training her to take care of the animals while I'm away visiting with my family in Virginia.  This is all new to her, but not intimidating at all.  Michelle has eight kids; she's seen it all.  Animal messes are nothing compared to what her kids have done :)