His father used to joke, "Son, the only folks more superstitious than ball players are us farmers." Knowing that didn't change the way he did things of course, the little rituals to bring luck, always starting in the north field when it was time to disc, keeping a faded red bandana that had belonged to his grandfather tied to the tractor's steering wheel, walking the entire perimeter of the land every Thursday like an offering to the gods of agriculture. The day Clark knew he'd truly found his vocation was when he caught himself doing the same sort of oddball things, even digging that old bandanna out of a box, returning it to its rightful place.
I absolutely adore this paragraph!!!
I also love how Al is growing on Pete. I totally forgot about the underwear thing from the movie! You handled this beautifully (as did Pete. Heh).
And I would bet anything he's never been so happy either.
Very true!
Thank you!! This was a great thing to come home too.
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His father used to joke, "Son, the only folks more superstitious than ball players are us farmers." Knowing that didn't change the way he did things of course, the little rituals to bring luck, always starting in the north field when it was time to disc, keeping a faded red bandana that had belonged to his grandfather tied to the tractor's steering wheel, walking the entire perimeter of the land every Thursday like an offering to the gods of agriculture. The day Clark knew he'd truly found his vocation was when he caught himself doing the same sort of oddball things, even digging that old bandanna out of a box, returning it to its rightful place.
I absolutely adore this paragraph!!!
I also love how Al is growing on Pete. I totally forgot about the underwear thing from the movie! You handled this beautifully (as did Pete. Heh).
And I would bet anything he's never been so happy either.
Very true!
Thank you!! This was a great thing to come home too.