We've been really lucky with rain for a lot of years. I remember summers like this one - when the rain just misses you and you just have to deal with it.
It'll rain again someday ... it always does. In the meantime, we're just hoping and frequently checking the 10-day forecast!
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On Thursday last week we began the day by giving a tour to my friend Graham Filler and the St Johns Kiwanis Club. The club was in part founded by my great uncle Stuart Openlander, and it's always nice to talk to people who knew him.
Graham even took a turn in the parlor -
I ended the day by speaking at the Future Farmers of America State Leadership Conference! My favorite part that was afterward, many of the students came up to talk to me about farming. They were all so outgoing, well-spoken, and impressive. They all shook my hand and looked me in the eye, and I couldn't help but notice they had callused palms. I felt that our industry is literally in good hands!
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We're up to 135 heifers and we're starting to wean the first 20 that were born. The weaned ones will soon move out to the pasture. The days already seem a tad less hectic. I mean, there were only three born today!
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Aside from the whole farm scene, I'm teaching swimming lessons this month like I have almost every summer since I was 18. It is so incredibly satisfying to teach a person how to swim. So that's another side of things ... the heat and lack of rain is terrible for the crops, but WOW, is it great for teaching kids to swim!
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