There’s always a sense of urgency to complete outdoor chores when the calendar turns to fall. They are tasks that could have been done anytime earlier in the summer but because I’m a natural procrastinator they are delayed. But when October stares me in the face and some of the chores are weather-dependent, I go from loosening in the bullpen to trying to save the season.
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Chris Hardie
Chris Hardie and his wife, Sherry, raise animals and crops on his great-grandparents’ Jackson County farm. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize in 2001, he’s a former member of the Wisconsin Freedom of Information Council and past-president of the Wisconsin Newspaper Association. Email chardie1963@gmail.com with comments.
