Wedding Pictures

Jeff Hammond is working on updating our wedding brochures & flash graphics, and I was astounded by all the stunning images that have been taken here on the farm. A good marketing graphic has a way of isolating a moment and then serving it up to the viewer in a crystal goblet, as though you could simply make an appointment for the sort of joy, radiance, and sweetness you see in the face of the bride on the right. The startling truth is that I've been witness to a thousand such moments of abundant joy here on the old homestead.

"You look happy about all of this," someone will say. "Here's a Kleenex. Is that your daughter? How are you related to the wedding couple?"

"I'm not."

"Friend of the family?"

"No."

Then there's kind of an awkward pause, followed by my half-explanation:
"I just sort of manage the facilities here."

"Oh. You must enjoy your work."

"I do actually."

And that's the the truth. I like it when people host a good quality party, an anniversary, a wedding, a birthday party. I'm with Tevya on this.

"...it takes a wedding to make us say, let's live another day.."