Ploughing Match
Ploughing Match

Ploughing Match

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The field is dotted with old farmers and antique tractors, ploughing the sod over in straight rows, exposing brown earth to blue sky.  A row of red and white tractors, each one a length behind the other, turns a wide swath.  The old men’s faces serious, hiding joy.  One young man, incongruous, celebrated by all.  The tractors are older than he is.

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