That is a long day! Nothing like farm labor to keep you hale and hearty! If everyone did that I'd be out of a job. ;)
Most of the butternuts last year were between 3-4 pounds, but we had a few monsters. It's always fun to see how big they'll get. I think so much is just Mother Nature deciding how happy the plants will be, but he's got a good composting routine to keep that black gold mixed in the soil.
It's been quite gorgeous here this week with every so slightly cooler temps. I wish it would just stay like this, but then I probably wouldn't appreciate it near as much.
It was a very long day, but a weekend spent with our son and his family relaxing and playing with the grandkids proved to be just what the doctor ordered.
Composting routine, the key to growing veggies for sure. Black gold is a great way to put it. We compost everything and include it with the fallen leaves from the year before. The worms love the stuff and a compost pile can never have too many worm castings scattered throughout.
I find farm hobbitizing to be the best way to keep fit and the bonus is twofold, you are outside and you get paid for your efforts with a sense of self-sufficiency.
Appreciation for most things comes from not always having what it is that one wants. As they say, absence makes the heart grow fonder.
I don't think you will ever have to worry about being out of a job as many people don't consider the benefits of staying fit until they're not.