Today dawned bright and clear, and we had our orientation this morning followed by transplanting tomato seedlings to the floating nurseries. What a novel concept, yet so simple. After lunch, Rodney, Kaity and I drove the pickup truck and trailer to Indian Head to pick up tree seedlings from the govt nursery. Apparently the govt will be shutting it down next year, which is too bad coz they've been providing free tree seedlings to farmers all over Western Canada for the last 100 years. One of the things I found amazing was passing fields with significant salt deposits on top of the soil. Rodney said that was the result of last year's heavy flooding, which brought the salt up to the surface. Apparently this area was once the bottom of an inland sea. There was lightning and heavy rainfall, the tropical kind, during our journey. The dirt roads became quite muddy and treacherous in some places.
On the way back from Indian Head, we stopped at a tiny town called Odessa for gas. I saw an interesting sign, and at the end of the road was a magnificent church which seemed too large for the small community. See pics below....
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| Mixing soil for the tomato seedlings transplant |
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| Transplanting tomato seedlings |
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| Oh little town of Odessa... |
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Who named this road?
Nice church, though. |
The land is so flat, as far as the eye can see; it is very different. I am used to seeing mountains! but the prairies have their own brand of beauty. The clouds have different and interesting formations. The dirt roads remind me of Kenya. There is abundant and diverse bird life. Truly, this is the land of living skies.
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