Farm Report

Ride ‘Em Cowgirl or A.K.A. Bouncing Betty (Obscure TV M*A*S*H* reference)

We had a crazy and scary event occur this week. We got a John Deere rider mower last month. Myla set out to mow the lower part of the lawn. We haven’t had much experience with the thing, and Myla wanted to cut the steeper part of our inclined property. Mr. Deere had his own thoughts on the matter. I happened to come out to the deck to see how things were going and the next thing I saw was Myla careening towards the forest out of control, bouncing up and down on the seat. Evidently, she was too light, the hill too steep, the grass too wet, and the brake not working, so it was all bad. Believe it or not, she was able to steer Mr. Deere away from a tree and landed safely in the brush. With the help of our neighbor, we were able to push the mower back out to the lawn. Tractor and driver are fine. Well, I image John D. didn’t have a sore shoulder and hip.

Until our next Farm Report…
--Bryan