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I try to find time to run a rotary mower after the cattle have grazed a pasture to control brush and weeds.

I have company as the Swallows know this stirs up the grasshoppers and other bugs out there, and there is feast to be had by catching them on the wing. It's like a squadron of little fighter planes escorting a bomber (my tractor/mower) in enemy territory.

I used to be mad at the birds for crapping on machinery in the shed, but after seeing their aerial acrobatics I give them a pass.

And I remember my Dad saying he enjoyed the "company" when he was out running a tractor.