One of the really fun things about living on a farm is sharing it--especially in the Fall. A couple of weeks ago we invited international students who attend the University of Iowa to come out for a bonfire and hay-rack ride. We thought you'd enjoy seeing pictures of students from China, Iraq, and Burkina Faso, among others. For many of them, it was the first time they had cooked food over an open fire (American hot dogs and s'mores, anyway).
During the day, the Big Guy finished spreading potash on the fields before turning over the soil. Because of our location, he drove the semi-truck to the Mississippi River and watched as they loaded fertilizer onto his truck from the barge one time,
...and from the large storage facilities another time.
Then, despite the unseasonable weather, he came home one night to find five brand new chicks wandering and peeping outside the hen house. After a look inside he discovered more.
And what should pop up in the barn but a baby bunny, fuzzy-headed and dark, flashing out from under a wooden pallet. Life in the country. It happens. Life.
