New Public Land
When I hear the phrase New Public Land, my eyebrows arch and my eyes bug out a bit. If I already know the area and the new public land happens…
1 Comment
02/25/2019
The First Day of Fall
This year the first day of fall fell on September 22nd. As The Old Farmer's Almanac says... On the autumnal equinox, (the first day of fall), day and night are…
09/23/2018
Just About Harvest Time
It's just about harvest time in the corn and bean fields a little west of me. The sun lowers in the southern sky and the days get shorter. Harvest time…
09/14/2018
The Barn
Three years ago I came across The Barn. Nine miles due west of where I live. On the edge of a farm field. On a ridge off a road that…
09/08/2018
To the West of Me
To the west of me, just a few miles, the cornfield subdivisions abruptly end. A little further west and based on the look of the farm houses I pass, nothing…
09/03/2018
Like a Deer in the Headlights
Like a deer in the headlights which, luckily, I've never experienced and don't know what it looks like. I prefer that startled look of deer in the woods, where they…
06/04/2017
How to Make a Headstone
How to make a headstone in order to keep people guessing. I could see doing this. Only, I'm getting cremated. Why would a claustrophobe want to be crammed into a…
06/04/2017