One man went to mow...went to mow the meadow

It was an excessively hot day for mowing. But Nick was determined to carve a soccer field out of the gopher infested pasture that runs along our woods. With only a humble everyday type mower, he set out---man against nature. No one doubted for a minute he would do it. This is the man who ran an internet cable under fifty feet of frozen ground, who led out in the housepainting project and installed the firepit. There would be a soccer field. And so when the joyful cry was heard, "It's done!" there was no surprise--just a general scramble for cleats and tennis shoes and a quick formation of teams. If the gopher holes were a problem, no one complained. It just seemed good to play soccer on a field of our own making.