2 hard days off, mud wins

My brother and his 3 boys are visiting the farm, etc. He and I dug plumbing on day 1 and cleared head high thicker brush in day 2. Eating ice cream on the square was a relief.

Horseshoes and dinner, parallel conversations... 

Competing phones, games.

Today i have a rare opportunity to impress the twins. Food, movie, music. In the end it was sandwiches with my son, errands, feeding dogs. And regenerating a hogs' mud pit.

Twins wanted to feed dogs. Letting the water overflow the river starte, islands, pushing water and walls. No phones. Transfixed work, choice, creation and never looking to stop. Just thoughts sloshing in the sun and dogs in the shade.

Donated Beef

I was happy to donate. But that wasn't the gift.  Tonight a friend, Melanie, cooked dinner at a homeless shelter. She took her kids to help.

"If you're going to feed a group of hungry men, why wouldn't you respect each person and prepare something worth eating."