Another great weekend in Kentucky. Vet school friends from all over drove up to Owensboro for the mini-harvest this weekend. Shawn from Asheville, Morgan/Tyler from Atlanta, and David/Rachael from Princeton, KY.
Shawn was the first to arrive on Friday, and he and Nathan drove around the country with the dogs checking out farmland, etc. We had Colbys for dinner then I suggested that Nathan take Shawn out to Rosine for the Friday night "barn dance." Rosine is the birthplace of Bill Monroe, so every Friday they have bluegrass music. Shawn loved it...right up his alley.
Morgan and Tyler arrived after I was asleep on Friday, but I woke up and found around thirty White Castle boxes in the trash in the kitchen. Apparently, Tyler had never had a White Castle burger. So glad I was asleep.
Saturday we picked grapes and ate in Utica for the majority of the day. David, Rachael, and Cora drove up to help out. Watched the Cats "play," then headed to Gambrinus for a drink. Today we slept in and ate Panera for lunch. Then headed to Trunnell's Farm Market for mums and pumpkins. It's beginning to feel a lot like fall!
Shawn picking grapes.
Rachael with Cora...Nathan is doing something to the baby.
Morgan and I couldn't get these tubs apart so the men took over. Not as easy as they thought. Tyler started yelling at the women saying stuff like, "Go get me a beer. Make me a sandwich. And here's some money...could you do something with your face?" Oh Tyler. You look so macho in the picture.
Tyler and Morgan on their first row of grapes.
Janet with her favorite. Pork!
Me with the gloves on. During the second harvest last year, I cut about two bundles of grapes and was stung by a wasp. My hand blew up, and I had to drive to the pharmacy in town. I knew better this year.
Little Newt beating up on Kate.
Vet school crew. Rachael, Dr. David holding Cora, Dr. Nathan, me, Dr. Morgan, Tyler, and Dr. Shawn with his banjo.
Lots of workers turned out for the last minute harvest on Sunday. Since we had such a hot summer, the grapes were ready about three weeks earlier than expected. Nathan and I were in Utica by 9AM, and by 10 we were rolling up the netting that covers the grapes. (Not fun.) Jim drove down from Bloomington to help, and it was good getting to talk to him all day. We're having a mini-harvest on the 25th, but there won't be too many grapes left to pick. Check out the Browns Valley Vineyard page on Facebook for more pictures.
Greta loving her day in Utica.
Sister and brother. Erin just left town to begin her journey to California for her AmeriCorps job in the Mojave. 
Nathan's mom cutting some grapes.
Danny, Bruce, Dan, and Jim loading bins of grapes into the wagon attached to the tractor.
Pretty butterfly...they were everywhere!
I think this is Bruce giving orders, one of which was, "Someone get me another beer."
On the tractor together.
View behind the house during dinner.
The midnight premiere of the Deathly Hallows is only weeks away, and I need a plan in place that will help me contain/express my enthusiasm for all things Harry. I've been devoted to Harry since high school so it's an understatement to say that these last two movies are a BIG DEAL. 
