Day of Perfection

Sometimes, I think people get the wrong impression about living on a hobby farm, like it's all green grass and baby animals and flowing honey. There are instances when that is absolutely true, but there are equally many instances when it is anything but joyful. Farm life is messy and it's muddy. We have patches of manicured lawn and landscaping, but even those are often invaded by chickens who want to scratch around in the woodchips for food or dust baths, or are driven over by tractors and truck...