A spring work and play day

What a beautiful day! Kenny Ray and I went down to the farm for the day. The grass needed cut

as it was starting to look like a widow woman lived there as my dad used to say. My apple trees that I ordered came in last Wednesday and had to be planted. I got them from Fedco Seeds out of Maine. We planted a Fireside and a Macintosh right where dad wanted to but we never seem to get it done, so me and the little boy got it done today. About 3 years ago Kenny Ray and dad

planted 4 Cleveland pears in front of the cabin they are still alive and looking good despite an attempt by a Buck this past fall who used one as a rubbing post for his antlers. I went for a walk in the woods and along the fence, kind of a combination walk as I was also looking for Morels mushrooms, no mushrooms but did find plenty of May apple and startle a big ole Gobbler.Every time I find May apple in the spring I get a chuckle I always kidded Dad and Uncle Ken about getting back in the May apple business, they used to dig the root as kids and sell it to My great Grandfather on my mom's side for a little pocket money. They would sell the root after it dried, you would have to dig a truck load for a dollar today.My farm is about an hour and 10 minutes southeast of my home in the city amazes me how much farther along spring is there. The apple and peach trees on the farm are in full bloom and leafed out and in my city home the same type trees are just in bud stage at least a week or a week and a half behind. Kenny Ray and I went to visit my Uncle Ken this afternoon, he will be 71 in May. He still cuts firewood, although he does not garden or hunt much anymore as he doe's not see very well, I miss all those day's that we hunted together, for almost 20 years we hunted every Saturday through squirrel , rabbit and deer season. My farm I got from him and he bought it in 1968 I believe. Kenny ray and I got a sandwich and started back up the hill to the farm , we swung by the graveyard to visit my Dad

for a few minutes as I always stop and talk for a couple of minutes every trip down. This was his favorite time of year, life springing up everywhere and every thing turning green. Kenny Ray and I finally got back up to the farm and we sat down at the picnic table and had dinner, our conversation was about things that had to be done around the farm , but mostly he kept telling how he was going to kick my butt fishing. We finished dinner and went fishing and as he predicted he beat me 4 fish to 3 he caught one nice channel cat about 4lbs. It was a great day

for work and play, and as usual it ended much to soon and we had to head home