Corn Maze

It's been a little quiet around the blog lately - I've been out in the corn field. Yep, you heard me, out in the corn field. This farmer's wife, for the first time in 12 years, is actually helping with a farm job. I wish I had pictures to post for you - it's so beautiful and peaceful out there. I'll work on that.

So, My Farmer has planted 13 acres of corn, with the intent to make it a corn maze for this year's Willamette Valley Fruit Company Berry Prairie Harvest Festival in October. The thing is, you have to "cut" the maze in July. And in July My Farmer is also planting raspberries, overseeing the U-pick of Strawberries, Blue berries and Marion Berries, as well as trying to manage a couple of the farm workers. When, you might ask, does a farmer have time to cut a corn maze?

Thus, because I love him and because this is a kind of project I really like - reading a grid map and spray painting lines based on the coordinates of the map - I volunteered to put on my farmer girl boots and head out to the corn field. If you drive down 82nd Ave, between Sunnyview and Lardon, you'll see me out there with my funny had and my boots, marking the map. At the current rate I'll be out there for the next 14 years. . . . actually, it should only take me about 40 hours total at the rate I've been working. :) I need to get faster, and I need to get going.

My parents have the kids all day so that I can get to work, and here I am writing you about working. . . that's wrong. Bye.