ALARM CLOCKS.
Especially this time of year, our days begin at daybreak. And ever since I started farming four years ago, I've loved the diversity of alarm clocks daybreak brings. As interns, when we lived in the barn in the hollow, a Wood Thrush would break the silence of night with its unique dueling vocal chords. Perhaps a Wren would join in, the ducks, the roosters and chickens not far behind. Here at the cabin, we have an Indigo Bunting and a few Cardinals who chatter the day into existence, and a Wendell who often barks a farewell to the evening's festivities.Sometimes, our alarm clocks are more tangible––sunrise, for example, if sunrise could be considered tangible. Or, as Hannah so eloquently summed up hot summer nights the other morning, "As soon as it starts to feel cool in the room, you know it's time to get up."I've found myself looking forward to the the changing of the seasons and the ever-shifting array of wake-up calls. And I've found myself greatly looking forward to the mornings, because I never have any idea how the day's going to start.- Jesse.