Farm

  • Just Beyond Bull

    How we interpret some words matters to the when or where they are spoken.  So it is with bullshit. I picked up bullshit just as I left childhood behind.  A gentleman Okie, Wallace, down the road from us had a fairly colorful… Continue reading

    Just Beyond Bull

  • Winter Settles

    When winter arrives, as it has, place settles.  Quiet no longer moves across the landscape.  Quiet is. Over the years a path has been worn between the house and the winter water trough.  It is walked many times during the summer.  During the winter… Continue reading

    Winter Settles

  • Fog

    Fog defines this week.  In the morning it lies heavy upon the ground.  Close and overbearing, you cannot see the barn as you set out to feed.  Some afternoons the fog lightens.  Wispy and whispering strands lay across the ridge. One afternoon, a strand… Continue reading

    Fog

  • Supreme Identity

    A few days ago, on October 31, President Biden proclaimed and affirmed November as Native American Heritage Month and November 25 as Native American Heritage Day.  All fine and good, however, we do well to recognize political proclamations makes about as… Continue reading