Day 85: March 26th

This is my neighbor's field.  The young man who owns this property has made a business of tree management.  That is, anytime our tress fall down he comes with his heavy equipment to clean up the mess.  Abused terribly as a child, he has a tendency to lash out, sometimes violently.  In my brief conversations with him, it is clear that he struggles every day to be the best he can be.  For him there is no choice, but to struggle.  If he gives in and gives up, then the life he is working so hard to build could be completely obliterated.  While most of us can get lazy in the struggle to be our best, my young friend begins his struggle the minute he wakes up until the minute he goes to sleep.  He seems to have varying degrees of success, but overall appears to be winning.  His business is thriving - you can see him any time of day out there with his big trucks and his girlfriend (who is tireless alongside him).  He now has about three dogs - and he loves dogs.  His property is tidy and he always has a wave and a hello for me.