On a family farm, chores never wait. I wondered when I woke up and saw the furious storm raging outside whether the Rouse’s would actually be able to milk the cows, but then I realized that on a farm, there is no such thing as cancelling or postponing chores. The cows have to be milked. Twice a day, every day, no matter what the weather is. No calling in sick. Caught Ed on his ATV (red lights) and the cows heading through the downpour and wind to the barn.
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October
Cows, ATV and a barn, storming. Chores that never wait
by Jon Katz