A Miracle: Spring 2015
It’s not just clickbait. The farmer really said to me, “a miracle happened today,” as he hopped in the passenger side of my vehicle to grab his supper. Let me fill you in… my farmer can tend to exaggerate his stories a bit. However, his demeanor was possibly the most chipper I’ve witnessed all spring… Spring 2015 blew in with rain, rain, rain… and more rain. One dry week allowed for planting of corn and milo. Then, you guessed it: more rain. Soybean planting began on rare dry days. We were grateful to get seeds planted, but spraying was another challenge. One particular bottom field stayed too wet to spray all spring, so weed management became particularly trying. Persistence paid off (insert sarcasm), and just after cleaning up the weeds, planting, and spraying… the creek opted to expand its borders: Then, in a week, we received five to six more inches of rain, in addition to the waters above in the picture. The ditch below is one and a hal