When Words Fail...

...Pictures will have to suffice.

The Hoytstead boasts a new vehicle, as of today.
I did allow Nolan and Trevor to climb aboard, just for pictures.

But it will probably be the last time, guys.

The trailer was borrowed from Weikerts. Loren and Ethan traveled to Strawberry Point (wouldn't you just love to live there?) this morning to pick up a skid-loader.

You probably can't tell it's used, just by looking at it.

Along with certain chores, it may help move snow next winter, though I still hope to put up a snow fence, and prove it will reduce driveway drifting.

Personally, I have my doubts about the skid-loader's efficiency and grace. I'm thinking of doing a little John Henry reenactment...me with the snow shovel against Loren in...that thing.

You can laugh all you want to, but there are certain tasks a human can do almost as well as a machine. And that would include the time spent trying to get it started, heh, heh. I'd venture a guess that I can have a fair amount chopped away before Loren even gets that baby out of the garage.

I may have to shovel a path so he CAN get out of the garage, which would mean more points for me, naturally.

Time will tell. I will be the first one to admit it if the skid-loader ends up being a boon in winter.

On a prettier note, here is a picture of my Toadflax, another one of my ditch rescues.
Also called Wild Snapdragon and "Butter-n-Eggs."

It spreads like crazy. No wonder the farmers don't like it. Ma does, however, even as it threatens to take over the wildflower bed.

In other news, I was able to get some shopping done AND clean out the refrigerator.

On the same day.

It feels good to discover what was making that strange smell as well as to know a leftover lettuce salad can convert to liquid, if given the proper amount of time.

If we had only done this type of experiment in science class, maybe I would have paid more attention.

Also pulled up loads of unwanted grass from the ditch lilies, one of the echinacea beds, and the north side of the garage.

That last endeavor raised the property value 17%, in and of itself.

And that's one thing--weeding--a skid-loader will never be able to do.
 

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