RESCUED.

At the end of the movie Captain Phillips––so fair warning, SPOILER ALERT––there is this unbelievable scene where Tom Hanks (who plays Phillips), is being treated by a nurse for shock. He goes from being perfectly fine and seemingly holding it together, to absolutely breaking down in a matter of seconds once the reality of his situation, of the stress of being the prisoner of Somali Pirates, overtakes him. And this is sort of how we feel at the moment.We've had such an intense season this year and though we've made it through, it has been a challenge on all sides. Over these last few weeks alone, the turkeys––the 15 of 55 we have left, that is––destroyed a big portion of our home garden. Trousers has been holding daily seminars on how to slip the electrified wire for the other pigs. And since we removed Wanda and Mow to a wonderful new home, the remaining goats have decided to rebel, respectively. Though obviously not nearly the same as Somali Pirates, we have definitely felt like our ship is under siege lately.So we are on vacation this week, spending 10 days in Cape Cod. We're taking this time to regroup, relax and let some of that stress drain out of us. But we're also praying the animals are behaving themselves and haven't taken the Smiths––who have completely rescued us by generously watching the farm while we're gone––captive themselves. Not only are the Smiths our mentors right now, but our heroes.- Jesse.