Loose Horses and Tetanus Shots

Today we had a late start.  After trying to sleep in we got up and had breakfast.  The forecast was calling for some strong wind gusts.  Our first order of business was to go out and get some more rocks to hold down the row cover.  We made our way out to the fields via the horse pen.  Liz, Sara and I got a crash course in dealing with the equines.  They are very perceptive to the energy given off by humans.  Then we got some donkey hugs.

Sara getting hugs from Luggs

We brought the tractor down and loaded up the bucket with sizeable rocks.

After we finished securing the row cover (polypropylene sheets that cover the plants) we took shelter in the machine shed/workshop/cleaning area and transplanted some lettuce seedlings.  The first wave of storms hit while we were transplanting:

We took a break for lunch.  Laurie took her visiting family on a driving tour and left us WWOOFers to work by ourselves.  We headed back out into the field after lunch. Our plan was to get some more rocks, plant out some tatsoi in Garden 3, and get it covered before the storms rolled in.  As we headed out Liz went to get the tractor and Sara and I walked out to the field.  Just as we turned the corner we caught sight of four horses.  Not in their pen.  Panic almost arisen but luckily we had gotten our horse tutorial a few hours earlier.  We managed to corral the horses back in the pen.

After that ordeal we got the tractor back in the field to collect more rocks.  As we collected and moved down the field we decided it would be easier to head out the side gate onto the road instead of back through the horse pen.  Liz opened the gate and I took off down the road.  Just as I got into position to dump the rocks Liz and Sara called me over.  Liz had ran into an issue closing the gate.

So we all headed inside to dress the wound ( I dumped the rocks and put the tractor away first of course.)  A little water, neosporin, and bandages and Liz was ready to go again.  So we finished planting and covering minutes before the next wave of storms blew in.

We closed out the work day transplanting the last of the tomato plants.  Then Liz had to go see the nurse practitioner to get a tetanus shot.  She was a little worried but remained calm through the ordeal.

While they were out getting a shot I built an outhouse of sorts to contain our Lugable Loo.  We are going to begin a humanure experiment.  It looks okay but I'm excited to try it out.

Then we all sat down for a nice dinner together before Billy heads out of town in the morning to do some music recording.