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Mountain Man

Recently, Homestay Mama and Maura asked if Mountain Man ever just sat and relaxed. Instead of my usual answer, I decided to ask him. His response, “I’m semi-retired now. They should have seen me when I was really working.” But the real answer is he does relax in the evenings but no, never during the day. No, he doesn’t take breaks and no he never stops from sunrise to sunset. But he’s happy. He’s doing what he loves and if you were to press him for an answer, he’d tell you “I don’t know anything different.” Perhaps that’s why he’s so suited to farm life where there are always chores.

And today just happened to be one of my favorite chores because it means spring is here; putting up the pasture fencing. Or I guess more accurately finding the pasture fence because it’s been buried under snow for months. No need to worry about the horses in the winter. They have no desire to tramp through snow over their head and they stay close to the barn.

It’s quite the task encompassing acres of land.

And not always a pleasant job because with worn out gloves those darned fiber splinters pierce your skin. Ouch!

And although they should be grateful, Flower and Blossom decide they don’t want Logan around and he doesn’t want to see them either. He decides to wait up the hill for Mountain Man.

It’s a job that involves lots of bending over.

And in places going knee deep in snow.

But he’s not alone because one of our beloved dogs is always with him.

And a flock of crazy birds who loudly express their opinion that he should be processing firewood and not doing stuff for darn hay burners.

And when he’s done with the fencing, he moves right on to the next task; pulling wood to create the balustrade for the staircase he’s building.
And not wanting to be left out, his gang of crazy birds decides to follow.

And now I hear the tractor running so he’s on to something else but I know if it’s daytime, I’ll never find Mountain Man being idle.

Thanks everyone for visiting us! Have a great Sunday.