April 18 Snowstorm!

                          That's RHUBARB under that snow!

We recieved about 2 inches of snow this afternoon & evening....along with thunder and lightning....and rain!
And the temperature has hung around the mid-30's all day. How's a farmer supposed to grow anything??

The hoophouses (yes, we have two) are producing very little for this time of year. Last year at this time, lettuce & greens were coming out to make room for tomato's, which I planted in the farm hoophouse on April 15! Not this year! So, I've got 50 tomato plants ready and in the greenhouse....with no place to go!

What's a farmer to do???

Arlo & Janis

It seems that Gene, Arlo & Janis' son, is going into farming. Not only is he following his father's long-time dream, Gene is doing so with his current girl-friend.  This is sooo...retro, it's funny! What makes the strip especially funny is Janis' reaction, which is supportive of her son, while she could not condone doing the farming thing when she and Arlo were young enough to do it. She became the typical suburban housewife and didn't allow her husband to follow his dream. (He is so "hen-pecked"!) But now that her son wants to be a farmer, she is all for it!
(If you have trouble seeing the strip, hit "ctrl" and the plus sign (+) on your keyboard at the same time to enlarge the view.)

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