Hard Work , Old timers , and Ice water

I havent had a post on the blog for a while . Ive been working. ...Watering, Harvesting, building fence and irrigation, running after cows , picking okra( a daily job) , weeding , planning, watching , learning and praying.

We have all worked hard these last few weeks, the soil is ready and we have started planting for the late summer and early fall harvest. We are just finishing up the new irrigation system and will be able to water to get those seeds up and started.

I have to say that I am very thankful for all the hard work of my husband Charles, his Dad and my 3 sons Micah, William and Tj . They have all put in some hard work in the sun to help me get the garden ready for the fall.
We have nothing left to do but rest, wait for rain and water if it doesnt for the next couple of weeks.



I've learned that 50% chance of rain means 50% of Brazos County might get rain ,that cows can turn on a faucet to get a drink , okra grows in 5 minutes, why they call them Zipper cream peas, that its not the curly cue that tells if the watermelon is ripe , its the thump and the yellow spot, that cantelopes fall off the vine when they are ripe , and that the best dinner in world is a few handfuls of purple hulled peas , a fresh tomato and a melon for dessert while I am watering the garden and watching the sun go down.

Last week I was wishing we would get a little of the rain from the hurricaine I watched it rain on one side of the road and not the other and felt frustrated. Then I looked up in the sky at a double rainbow and remembered to pray and thank God for blessing me .

I am off for a week of vacation to rest up for fall farming... Hiking the Appalachian Trail in Maine and hopefully a visit to a potato farm and Johnnys Seed company. Oh yeah fly fishing and eating lobster too. Have a great week.