BRYAN'S FARM

Dear Family,

Mom and I went to Michigan for several events.  We stayed at the farm in Salem (South Lyon).  We missed our first flight but got a later flight and arrived in the early evening.

This is how the back of the farm looks from the porch.
Bry has the farm looking beter than a State Park.  As we pulled in the driveway, the whole gang was there getting ready for the weeks festivities. Bryan was on the Dixie chopper,  Rob was there and had a new weed whacker trimming.  I had to do a double take because Rob there working reminded me so of past activities.  Mark and Anton were there helping.  The place looked great!

The lilacs were out and the trees were all lush.  Michigan is a beautiful place this time of year.  Kristina had her parents there and later organized a great barbecue. Al and her kids were there as well as Mary with her two children and it was fun! Mary's friend Audrey was there with her husband and kids.  Her husband is a resident in urology but grew up on a farm and he was working hard to get the garden planted.

I got on the John Deere Tractor and did some work.  Bry had this great power take off cultivator on the back and we got the old garden ready for corn. I made about four passes and the soil was absolutely powder.  Bry got out the automatic corn planter and we put in a bunch of rows.  Rob stayed with us at the farm and it was like old times.

We put on the brush hog and I did some work reclaiming some of the fields in the back "40"  We cleared several acres of brush and weeds.  I just love being on that tractor.  I managed to drop it into a deep hole and had to get Bryan to pull me out with his truck.

We trimmed the trails and it was like a tunnel of vegetation.  Bry now has a mile of property between seven and eight mile road and at first I wondered why it took so long to get back to the house.  Mom went through old office files.

The field looks great and as I  cut the perimeter noticed that the field is in better condition than ever before with good hay and the clover everywhere.  I hope Bry can cut it and bale it as hay is very expensive now.

It felt so good to be back on the farm even though there are no animals.  It is just beautiful.  We had another family barbecue on Saturday with all hands present.

We  had an enjoyable visit and it was great to breathe truly fresh air/ Nice work Bry et al.

Love, Dad and Mom