I love how the word itself is simple, like the concept.
So essential. There's nothing like going back to the earth.
Fields are worked up and being planted.
I love to see the bare ground...the promise of a crop, the planning & the planting.
Some have our barn in the background; others have the neighbor's barn in the background.
It doesn't matter.
It's always good. No till (or, minimum till) plowing leaves much of the cornstalks from last year on the ground, a better technique.
It creates mulch, adds cover, holds moisture, and is just better for the soil.
Farming changes, along with everything else.
But, seeing the land at this stage--feels timeless.
they're still out there!
And just for the heck of it, walked around & picked rocks...
just like the old days...
a good reminder...how hard life was (not as many rocks now), how physical life was, and how rewarding too. That big rock on the right (now in the line-fence rockpile) was so darn heavy, it broke when I dropped it. Rocks & Dirt. Primal.
5 comments:
Love it! Brings me back to my days on our dairy farm in northern Illinois. Air, space, but also lots of hard work! Thanks.
Kris, those are gorgeous photos of your farm. I'm a sucker for red barns!
Hi Janet--that's great...love that you have some of the same experience...it's precious, & worth saving. We made sure it stayed farmland, vs. development land.
Beck--yes, red barns. love love.
maybe it's the intense color, like the colors on Isla in so many of your photos! :)
great
Hi 'like store'
Thanks for the comment. glad you liked it. I really do need to do more farm stuff. Meaningful; thanks.
-kris
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