You know, sometimes you are just in the right place at the right time to learn something new. And a few days ago that is exactly what happened for me.

I was on my morning prayer walk at the farm across from Our Treehouse with Reddogg by my side as usual. I came across Megan, the daughter of one of the families that lives on the farm. She is a beautiful girl, nineteen years young and works as a property surveyor for the family business. She is a licensed drone operator because drones are often used as a surveying tool in her line of work. And Megan is a friendly young woman, always smiling and happy to say hello. When I asked her what she was up to she replied, “Learning how to operate this big boy drone.” She pointed to this large piece of metal with propellers on the ground. I had walked right by it and had no idea it was a drone. It was huge!

“Wow!” I replied. “That is a big piece of machinery! What do you do with it?”

“We will use it to spray the crops,” Megan said. “I need to get familiar with it to become licensed to operate it. Today is a practice day.”

Then she introduced me to the sales representative, Sean, who was teaching her how to use the remote to navigate this monstrous machine.

The remote was no bigger than a small gift box, maybe 6 by 8 inches. It looked as light as a feather. Megan pushed a button and off the ground the drone rose, like a huge bird. Then she directed it to fly in front of her as she and Sean walked behind it. I began to walk with them too, but then had to stay back as brown bits of dust flew up from the gravel driveway. No way could my eyes handle all the tiny particles swirling in the air. Plus, I was mindful of Reddogg’s eyes, too.

They walked a few yards away. Then she flew the drone about fifty feet up in the air, over the field which was covered in acres of crimson clover and wheat. The clover had red blossoms on top like bright, red strawberries and as the drone flew above it the crimson blossoms waved all across the field. It was marvelous to watch. I felt like I was seeing an alien hovering, and studying whatever was below it’s path.

I talked with Sean for a few minutes. He explained it was always best practice to keep the drone within eyesight in order to monitor and track what the drone was doing. But the remote itself could control the drone as far as a quarter mile away from the person operating it. He said the drone could spray crops or plant seeds. The drone is called a T150/T125 and sells for around forty thousand dollars. The operator must be licensed as there are rules and regulations when flying this terrific machine.

It was so fun to watch and to learn. I had no idea drones came in such a large size. Sean’s email, Dear Reader, if you would like to learn more: sean@osprey-drones.com He said he was just fine if I put his email in my post.

Makes you wonder what we’ll see in ten or twenty years doesn’t it? The creativity of us humans will never cease to amaze me! And who would of thought, out here in nowhere, down on the farm, across from Our Treehouse!

c   Love, Joan