An Early Hoe Job

We got an impressive storm last night for a few hours. Knocked out the power at our substation for three hours. Also blew down part of an oak tree right on my bramble patch. It's covering about twenty five raspberries.

So I hoed early this morning, while the pollen was still down. It was super muddy though. I haven't been using gloves, because they just lead to mud everywhere, so I've taken to trying to swing the hoe clean. Swift strokes and sudden jerks.

It wasn't the most effective cleaning method... but it got the job done.