O’Neill: Seeds define the landscape and the seasons

Casey O’Neill is a farmer and owner of Happy Day Farms in Laytonville, Calif. The opinions expressed in this column do not necessarily reflect the views of The Mendocino Voice. If you’d like to write your own column for The Mendocino Voice, send your idea to info@mendovoice.com.

I rejoice in the sweet sound of summer rain as I lie nested in my blankets listening to the drops like fingers drumming on the roof. Blankets in August are a glorious luxury, the cool weather giving deep succor after the heat of July. True rain, not just a sprinkling but two inches of water from out of the sky!