Racing the Rain

First, please take a look at this photo mashup of former and current Chicago Cubs managers. It was created by Cam Anhalt and Len Perez, inspired by the character Quato from Total Recall, whose name sounds kinda like Quade, the new skipper.

Now to farming. After several weeks of summery weather we are finally getting some rain, starting with a light shower this evening. The heavy stuff is forecasted to come on Saturday. Do you know what they say in Oregon when it rains hard? They say, "It's raining so hard it sounds like a cow pissing on a flat rock."

So, there are many tasks to do before the rain, more than I can accomplish in the short time left. The highest priorities are, in my view, rototilling my garden plot, splitting and stacking firewood, and replacing some tarps that go over the hay. Today's work on these projects was productive and satisfying and I get another crack (like the sound of the axe hitting the bucked logs) tomorrow.

Last night I had dinner with two good friends at Montage underneath the Morrison Bridge in Portland. One companion was curious about where they source their alligator meat. The waiter told us that it comes from Louisiana, and when queried further he said, "A gator farm is like a cattle ranch, but with more ponds."