Splish Splash

We've gotten a few downpours the last few days - but last night, followed by this morning led to a very interesting CSA distribution day.

Wednesday, we did alot of work in the tomato/basil field and found the soil to be damp, but pretty good for pulling weeds.  Too wet to till, of course - but not bad at all.  But, Wednesday night found us being woken by some "right in your back yard" type of lightning strikes with the accompanying sizzle and boom.  Cool?  I suppose.  It was 2:00-2:30 AM.  We *were* trying to catch a few minutes of sleep.  Never mind.

So, what happens to the farmers when they have less sleep than they need?  They move slower than they should in the morning.  Just slow enough so that they find themselves looking at a rainstorm at about 9:00 am - and we're not as far along in the picking as we usually are/need to be.  Uh oh.

Sure enough, more rain and lightning.  But, we adjusted and did some onion/garlic cleaning and ate an early lunch with the crew of Andrea, Anden and Denis.  Then, back to the picking.

Remember that damp soil we had Wednesday?  It was now SATURATED.  As in, "look, there is standing water in that area - I wonder if I can walk on that to pick the produce" saturated.  Oh dear.

Rob had the task of picking eggplant, peppers, summer squash and zucchini.  It was about eggplant number 12 where he lost a shoe in the mud.  The rest of the produce was picked without shoes.  Fun!  (sort of).   We decided to implement a pick and toss technique that you all should be proud of.  Denis is a fine vegetable fielder.

The deepest I sank into the mud?  Up to the mid-calf.  There was some worry that I might not be able to pull the leg out on that one.  And, the 'whoa whoa whoa' dances that are usually reserved for ice rinks and balance beams were likely quite fun to watch.

Ok - we have plenty of rain now.  Thank you.  Please stop....