There are a lot of life’s lessons to be learned on a
farm. Here are some of mine!
Wait for the dragonflies!
My first spring on our farm I was introduced to the biting
fly! We have a long driveway with pine
trees on either side and that’s where they wait to dine! When the dragon flies appear the bad flies disappear. Nothing cooler that a dragonfly. I love the way they fly and most important the
way they eat! So remember when life
sends you biting flies, just wait and the dragonflies will be here soon!
Love of an animal
When I come home I am first greeted by my dog Marlin, a
black lab with the best grin on his face you have ever seen! Hard to have a bad day when you own a good
dog!
And then there are the horses…1000 pounds of I understand
you! It is never good to share your bad
day with a horse. Like the rest of us,
leave your attitude someplace else, horses or people don’t want your company if
you are having a bad day. Hard not to
love a horse however there are a few I like better than others!
Barn cats greet me every morning looking for a free meal. I have grown to love our cats, truly great
hunters and always proud to show you their recent kills.
Critters that I don’t feed
As I write this I can hear an owl outside my window. On many occasions herds of deer greet me as
they venture north at our water’s edge. Possums
compete for the cat food at night and rarely a day goes by in the summer where
a snake doesn’t say hello. I always like
to see them before they see me and ya gotta love an obnoxious crawdad!
Patience and balance are life’s great lessons learned on a
farm. Everything has greater meaning and
impact from rain to wind. For every
mended fence and replaced roof there are new porticos and out buildings. There is always something to fix and the opportunity
to fix you!
If someone told me years ago I would be living on a farm I
most likely would have simply laughed! I
I am now grateful to have had the experience and a better person because of
it.
NobleOne
Nice! Gotta love the farm, Al. Do you need some chickens? :)
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