Thursday, January 5, 2012

Remember

It's been two years since we made the fateful roll of the dice which took us WWOOF'ing to Wyoming in 2010. A lot has happened since that time, much of which would have never happened (or happened very differently) if we had not chosen that fork in the road. We met some very cool people and have been impacted by their time in our lives...unfortunately I found out that one of the people we WWOOFed with lost her life on New Year's Eve...so I dedicate this post to her, as well as the reason for me starting this blog in the first place...growing roots.

It is so easy to forget in day-to-day life how much of an impact the people who come into it can have. One thing that I loved so much about our time out of the rat race and truly living in each day was meeting new people who weren't just a quick acquaintance, they became a part of your life. You worked with them each day, all day doing hard manual labor and actually seeing the fruits of your labor together. You cooked with them (or took turns cooking for each other), played cards, saw the beauty in nature, and played when the work was done...you lived side-by-side learning how hard it really is working the land...you really lived. A few weeks with people in this situation almost seems like years in the city life. Even if you don't see things eye-to-eye, you share a bond that can only be made over hard work. So, for all of those who became a part of our lives during our WWOOF'ing days...thank-you...

You will be missed Jessica.

The very beginning of a high tunnel (hoophouse)

Taking a much needed break

Chillin' after a yummy dinner

Being fed good food = amazing

Eat...eat...eat...

Decontructing an old barn to make a chicken coop

How to move a chicken coop...or how not to