I spent most of the morning putting in 600 feet of 1/2 inch drip watering for the trees in the orchard. We lost quite a few last year and this year was not looking good. But now we can relax knowing they will be getting watered even when we forget or are just too busy with the alpacas!

I had always put the job off based on expense and effort but the whole project cost less than $100 and took about three hours to instal. With the cost of fruit trees being quite expensive its a wise investment of time and money which I should have made last year.
Another lesson learnt!

Speaking of lessons and learning, that leads me right into the afternoon and evening which I spent at Ashland High School graduation. We don't have anything comparable in Europe which is a real shame. In the UK you take exams then go home and your results arrive in the post some weeks later, if the exam grades are good you get to go to university.

I loved the American experience I thought it was truly wonderful. Something that should be exported to Europe sometime.




Adrian Stewart