What you do not see is the horse and wagon and the Amish son, methodically bringing very fresh manure out to spread in the field. I had started and was on to a good painting when I realized what an olfactory mistake that was - but stuck it out. The son came out to look after a while and said, "HmmHmm, Father wants to paint the barn red." It would have been different if I had waited for that.
What you do not see is the horse and wagon and the Amish son, methodically bringing very fresh manure out to spread in the field. I had started and was on to a good painting when I realized what an olfactory mistake that was - but stuck it out. The son came out to look after a while and said, "HmmHmm, Father wants to paint the barn red." It would have been different if I had waited for that.