The transplanter

Today I worked with the transplanter. It's hard to describe so I will provide a picture by the weekend. It's basically a huge contraption that is attached to a huge tractor. Three people can sit on it at a time. The purpose of this mechanized wonder is to "transplant" seed starts from the green house to the field. As the tractor moves down the field it is my job to quickly and delicately remove the plants and drop them into a rotating shoot. As the shoots and plants rotate a small trap door opens at the bottom of the shoot. The plant drops to the ground where the transplanter has made a small furrow. The plant lands in the opening and then the transplanter closes it up. It's incredible. I had a quick tutorial today. Transplanting is a very hectic job. You have to keep your eyes on the rotating shoots plus pick out the plants form their cases. Sometimes the plants break and then you risk getting behind in your shoots. At the same time you have to be replacing your seedling cases and making sure everything is in line. It's multitasking at its best. I love it.
Also, today I got stung by a Zucchini bush and my arm is swelling up. I think I either have a thorn burrowing deeper into the flesh of my forearm or I have a quickly metastasizing tumor. I am a little worried, I'll give it a day and then probably freak out.
And another thing. I biked to my friends house today. A beautiful ride. What was better than the pleasant ride there was the sunset ride home. I would say that the clouds reminded me of orange creamsicle cotton candy. So beautiful.
Further more, I found a free box of hats but I didn't have a means to carry them home. Then best hat was a Robin Hood style cap. It had a feather and everything.
One last thing. Last night it rained and my tent stayed dry. I'll show pictures of my tent by the weekend as well.