Making Hay

It’s hay making season in our mountain valley. The process is interesting, even if it does play havoc with my husband’s allergies. One of the things that surprised me, though, was the parallels I saw between making hay and writing.

Stay with me.

Let’s look at the hay process first. There are three basic requirements for growing hay: land, water and sun.

Lots of each one.

Once the grass reaches the rightstage—tall, but not gone to seed—the ranchers start watching the weather even closer than they...