My 50 Foot Derrière.

I’m starting to enjoy this tractor driving business.  At first I was obviously not very technically sound and I had feared I might have gotten in over my head.  But over the course of the past few days I finally feel confident.

I spent the first two days in complete silence.  Like a maniac.  I listened to the sound of the tractor for 16 hours.  I needed to focus, and be 100 percent present.  I’ve got this habit of dreaming (lately about fashion) so I made sure to keep my brain switched on and that I understood the sounds I was meant to be hearing.

This is basically half of my behind…The orange part is a tank that is filled with fertiliser, which we load every 3 hours.

There is a lot happening at once that I’ve got to pay close attention to:

The GPS, Seed Rate, Air Flow, Tractor Revs, on a dime Tight U-turns (basically every turn!), uneven soil, actually putting the seed into the ground, re-connecting to Auto Steer, avoid trees, power poles, fences and on top of that remember I have a 50 foot wide derrière and a 50 foot long torso.

After 4 days it feels natural.

Talk about an achievement, I really never imagined myself doing this job, ever!

Although, Mike did mention to me he (and the boss) noticed a close shave I had with a corner fence post (it was on my first day alone!) and I’ll admit I was whispering some cuss words when I realized just how close (we’re talking a couple of millimeters) I was.  My ability to guess distances is a little all over the place, and so to counter that I’ve been super cautious leaving lots of space between me and well…everything.

As can be expected…the boss is totally happy with that!  In fact very enthusiastic…

As for today I’m off and I’ve loved the time to take my camera and bird watch.  I’ve found a pair of Red Tailed Black Cockatoos, and some other curious little birds.  I’m still on the look out for a Major Mitchell Cockatoo.

I’ve finally gotten around to those tractor photos you were asking about!

So, here’s the thing reader’s… 

I’m on the hunt for some new music.  Can you help me? 

I’d love to add some new stuff to my list.

Thanks for reading!

Holly