Idealism V.S. Realism

If you've ever tried any kind of improvement on anything, you would probably know that it takes a long time.  A very long time.  With sometimes unexpected results. 

Since we bought this property as a neglected wheat field, a lot of changes have been made.  But, unfortunately, we're not even halfway to where we want to be.  As every summer approaches, we make a gigantic list of things we need to get done on the farm during our free time.  Then summer actually does come and we get thrown into a churning mass of business, and forget all about it.  

Guess what?  Now summer is over.  And we are beginning a very big list of things to get done as soon as possible (which probably won't come very soon).  Here are just a few things in our idealistic farm dream:

~The fields would be fenced so that our goats could graze happily about in a way that Joel Salatin's animals do on beautiful, healthy forage.  

~The current goat fence would be fixed so that we don't have to worry about getting calls from distant neighbors right before mutual (a story for tomorrow).

~The chicken coop would have a wooden or concrete floor so that we wouldn't have to worry about skunks getting in and eating 2 dozen eggs a night.  We killed another one today so we're going on seven.

~The buck would be separated from the does, and the babies would be separated from their mamas.

~ The driveway would be clear of chicken dung.

~And the lawn would be healthy. . .

Wish us luck with our fantasies!