Digging Potatoes

We've had the pleasure of having our granddaughter Sarah's company this week! Today she went with us on a garden adventure. It was not too hot today & there was a nice breeze...perfect day for the garden! As we drove down the lane Sarah kept a sharp eye out for any wildlife that may be lurking about...she said, Gammy get your camera ready! I asked, what do you hope to see? Turkeys and I'm going to call them. Sarah put her face right up to the open window and started hollering, gobble gobble gobble! As we turned down by Uncle Buddy's corn...there were turkeys! They were all the way down at the end of the row. Hope you can see the turkeys. They're headed for the woods. Sarah's yelling, get it Gammy, get it! Louie & I were laughing like crazy!

As we pull around near our garden we see Monty standing guard.

Sarah & I went right to work pulling the remaining beets. We got enough to fill our basket! Granddad was digging potatoes and Sarah said I want to dig potatoes Granddad. Now y'all know darn good & well Granddad said...sure Sarah you can help! Well I went off to pull some corn and I could hear them laughing & joking...it was music to my ears & joy to my heart! I thought I've got to get a picture of this!

 As Louie would loosen the soil with his shovel, Sarah would holler Granddad stop!!! Then she would dive for the potatoes! Oh she was covered with dirt but happy as could be! Then I heard her say..."Oh it's a Big One & I found it!!! Uh Huh Sarah got the big one!".

After we collected all of the potatoes the two of them had dug, we needed to clean up a bit before going over to see Granddad Ricketts. Sarah & I sit on the tail gate & Louie drives ever so slow, knowing he has precious cargo in the back, to where we keep the water so we can clean up. As we go down a dip Sarah lets out a YaHoo! As we reach where the water is at...

many more laughs are shared as the water starts splashing about.

Once we reach the farm...I wish I had the camera ready to snap a picture of Daddy's face light up when he saw Sarah! The two of them hugged & hugged as if it had been a long time since they saw each other. Sarah told him about calling the turkeys & then seeing the turkeys, picking beets, and digging potatoes! Then she ran to get some to show him. She was so proud of herself. Daddy sat there listening to every word as if this moment was the most important thing in the world. What a special moment this was for me too! I doubt I'll ever forget the look on both of their faces...it was like when two best friends are sharing the story of their latest adventure. This really was one of our best adventures at the garden!

Sending Warm Hugs!