A Cautionary Tale

As you might possibly remember from a previous post, I am currently a very enthusiastic teen driver. You might also have heard that teen drivers can be easily distracted. Well, Desert Ag Girl is no exception to that rule, my distractions however, are far from ordinary.

Earlier, I was retrieving my sisters math book from her bedroom to deliver to her at school. I was driving along, going straight home and minding my own business.

The Math Book that Started It All!

Okay, so I was mostly minding my own business, but I also really like lambs. So, when passing the field where Mrs. Lacey keeps the ewes and their new lambs, I slowed down to watch them frolic as I crept by.

Today, this was my distraction. Because there was this one lamb that was stretched out on its side, stomach up, head back. It looked dead. Horrified at the thought of a dead lamb lying in the field, I slammed on the brakes, shoved the car into park and I flung open the door, leaped out of the car and took off toward the fence to see if I could scare the lamb into moving. I reached the fence, and several lambs scattered. The dead looking one did not.

I shoved the fence with my arms, gently, acting as if I were coming after the lamb. The lamb shook it's head and looked at me. Irritated that I had disturbed it's sun bathing efforts. Relieved I turned back to head home and realized that I had forgotten a crucial step: pulling to the side of the road. I had left the car in the northbound lane while the drama unfolded.


The moral of the story is this: Be careful when driving past fields of lambs, because it is more than possible to forget the car in the process. If it can happen to Desert Ag Girl, it can happen to anyone!