Day 6 of STEMmerssion 2019
“ What did you learn/experience about life on a farm? "
Carriage Adventure-May 23, 2019
Today was very interesting. We went to Carriage Hill to explore and observe nature. When we got there, my friends and I decided to explore the farm. We looked at the blacksmith shop, went up to the summer house, and walked to the barn. I got a "hug" from a horse. She was a very large horse and she nudged up against me and laid her head on her shoulder.
When we fished at the barn, we headed to the bridge that separated the fields from the farm. We played in the stream for about 20 minutes and then went to the graveyards. The fist graveyard was for machinery that was used on the farm. I took some pictures and then went to the second graveyard. It was very spooky and peaceful. I learned that there were three generations in the graveyard. The Arnold's were a wife and husband with one son. Their son had got married and had 9 children, 5 of which died before the age of 10.
I learned that there is a lot of work that goes into a farm. You have to feed and clean up after the animals. You have to plant and water and plow the fields. You also have to keep track of the animals health. Everyone has to have a lot of patience to work on a farm. It is a very time consuming and laborious task that you have to tend to everyday.
A Day in the Life of a Cornstalk
When the sun rose this morning, I could see the feathery head of the rooster peek out from the coop and hop onto the fence. It bellowed the all to familiar wake up call to the world. I could hear the faint cry of Baby Maple from her crib. The lights in the house flipped on, one by one. Through the window, I saw Mother carry the small child down the stairs and into the kitchen.
Father had been up for hours tending to the cows. One of them had been let out the night before. It had wandered over to my field and begun to nibble absentmindedly at the grass in front of my feet. When Father had seen the cow, he walked with silent feet from the side of it and slipped a lead rope around its' neck so that he could lead it back to the barn.
Today was plowing day. This meant that I would be plowed before the sun set in the evening. When Father and Little Joe came out from the barn with the tractor and the plow, I knew that this was the last day I would stand as a corn stalk. And I accepted it.
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