A summer afternoon some weeks with little rain the sky darkened in the west Rows of corn and soybeans stand wait vulnerable No choice have they on weather serves they simply, purely, wait With me and friends oh we talk about chew eschew wait also But we watch the sky ponder the clouds check [...]

The corn curls and spikes in thirst the soybeans barely grow cracks appear in the parched soil We know, we sense their mindless cry for water The weatherfolk make their commentaries about the lack of rain the market masters spin their webs and make their largest gains but the farmer and his family look [...]

The plants and I study the sky hoping, thinking: Rain Seeing naught but blue from north to south east to west and high as eye can see Not today the message says will rain, gentle rain give drink to plants and me we'll have to wait The timings not ours we control it not in [...]

A summer passing with scant rain coming drizzles and dew and those not often the warm sun drying soil and plants Forecasts promising but rain not happening the days turn into weeks while farm folks watch and farm folks pray and folks with yards and gardens use their sprinklers often then they watch too [...]

In the whirling world of work it's so easy to stop and watch but so seldom done... Children, around the world, at play, no matter where adapting to their place some climbing trees (to read a book, or play Tarzan/Jane) some running, chasing a bird, a bee, a butterfly or a dog or cat perhaps [...]

Let the week begin again! The garbage man just came! The dumpster of living refuse gone I can begin again, dear Finnigin! Through the week I toil and sweat fixing this and that making and building all sorts of things and then there's 'stuff left over Flotsum jetsum whatever you call it things not [...]

Somewhere a man, woman kneads a pile of dough Ingredients measured all created mixed together just right Water, flour, yeast joining chemistry together as the hands, the fingers, roll and squeeze and shape roll and squeeze and shape Somewhere a man, a woman kneads some special soil Ingredients measured all created mixed together just [...]

"Tis a strange brew we are we humans We struggle to stay dry in rain and dew and humidity Then jump into a pool or lake or gulf or ocean We snuggle in our beds delighting in a bit more sleep then rise, stiff and sore from staying there too long We spend a [...]

Yes, the wind did howl and roar the trees shook and pieces of leaves flew branches broke and came crashing down barn doors bent and strained against the strength lightning crashed and thrashed about stinging particular areas leaving chunks of bark scattered far and an electric smell particular thunder rolled and rumbled loud then [...]

Great grandpa's day, a first on the farm was the income producer the proud new barn Rising stick by stick skilled hands hewed, pegged put together the skeleton then roof and siding and more a little room for tack a little room for special feed a little room for tools and a vice stanchions [...]