half marathon goes by

The Amish Country Half Marathon passed us today. A water stand was set up at the church with a three-piece band amping out pop/contemporary. The outhouses of Eby school were commandeered. As Saturday school German lessons apparently were no match to the excitement sneakering down the road, the teacher let everyone go and help hand out water or just enjoy the moment.

wheels of Monterey, 14-year-old school bus

Saturdays at noon one of the 14-year-old students rides home from school in this cart, waiting here for a late rider.

wheels of Monterey, calf brigade

Every evening at 6 p.m. these wheels roll by with the water and feed for Raspberry, the teenage calf, who has moved back to our pasture. The little one-year-old always rides along with Pop.

horse gets ticket OR burn ban

What's the commotion about? It looks like a horse getting a ticket, but then I see the smoke. Soon a fire engine appears and it's the whole township drill, all to put out a trash fire which Davie, who rents my field, started. The burn ban is still in effect.