Politics lives in all mankind and seems condemned to mud Unglorius mostly in varying forms We watch it ooze along There's mire that lurks at every corner slippery slopes for certain The pol's obliged ankle deep to walk in troubled waters then climb atop a platform high pontificate to the people Maybe that's why [...]
Something about the season has caused a flood of buds They are thicker than I've ever seen them gracing the yards and streets Some with fragrant smells wrapping around a spot but all with great achievement a worthy site to ponder What do they know kept secret from us? Will the summer be a time [...]
A great white curtain has been pulled o'er the farm nothing afar can be seen just white, and more white We are likely attuned to thinking not seeing in full and complete darkness But nature has her way today we can't see in whiteness! Those long lived have borne witness to puzzles uncounted We [...]
Polly Ticks and talks a lot gathering far and near to hear a lot of... Blather! Oceans are filled with words said hastily mountains and mountains built of words Searching for substance is quite a quest amongst the slippery slopes But I learned very early to watch my step when walking in the pasture [...]
< For some 70 years now, this workshop has produced If you are one of those who is 'outcomes based' A treat is in store for you here! The shelves and drawers are full tools of the trade are in waiting for the five generations who've labored herein Some of the tools are history some [...]
they come, come fall when the harvest is ripe to the task, oriented The friends arrive and set to the task harvest, 2011 Wave after wave they work running the big machines pouring grain into trucks and into bins food for the many fuel for some and fiber for others The farm population swells ever [...]
Ah, yes, I am a farmer! And it is good to have all the corn planted! And it is good to receive a blessing rain! Gentle. Soft. Whispering down on the rich black soil. Soaking down to bathe the seeds... Can you picture a perfect bath? Settling down into soothing warm water. Leaning back, [...]
O that our thanks could measure up to the heights of our blessings received The power of suns rising matched in a Savior rising opening heaven's doors for us The power in our air the pungent scent of spring plowed soil the clean breath of summer rain the labored odor of oil and fuel [...]
Designing a sub was the task so what to do? Study the whale and go from there Sinking in sand a desert problem so a wise engineer studied the camel developed a ratio noting the camel's foot square inches related to its weight worked! No more sinking in the sand! Giant harvesters called combines [...]
They came... oh, how they came to the Farm Progress Show! Half a section of cars and trucks lined up on a hayfield Passengers streaming in Mega tents and open air the vendors engaged the farmers A thousand vendors ten thousand farmers Connecting, sharing info The machinery farmers dream of shiny, parked to see [...]