Backroads of Morrow County Update:
Water, water, everywhere. It is not a good spring to be a farmer. So many fields have not been planted--and there is no end to the rain in sight. Even the fields that have been sowed are flooded. I am used to seeing growing crops this time of year as I traverse the backroads, but there is very little to see. Everything is green obviously--perhaps some fields will just yield hay this year--the grass is plentiful and high. One or two places have already done that. I don't know how it got dry enough to make into a bale.
I have seen more meadowlarks than usual. Perhaps they knew a summer of grassy fields was coming. A few of the orange daylilies that grow even in the ditches are blooming. Lots of yarrow. The red-wings are active. Lots of "new" ponds. A couple or more weeks of dry would be marvelous though I don't know how much it would help the farmers at this stage.
Prayers are needed for our physical sowers and reapers.
Saturday, June 22, 2019
Saturday, June 8, 2019
Pathfinder
Pathfinder:
Well, the rain held off--so far. So I went searching for the old paths in the Wild Area. I am fairly confident that some of the paths I mowed today are in the same general area as the old ones. Some are undoubtedly brand new. Some areas that hadn't been mowed before have now been mowed. Some areas have returned to wildness. The height of everything is already at August levels--with two months to go. When I walk--or even mow--in the Wild, I will disappear. If you happen by and can't find me, and the mower is not in the shed--go out back and listen for the noise. If the mower is still in the shed, send out the search teams. It's a brandneworld Wild Area. Oh, yeah, it is and will be beautiful!!! I am going to have to mow every day that it doesn't rain for awhile. I don't mind--I love the solitude of mowing--if you can imagine me liking solitude.
Well, the rain held off--so far. So I went searching for the old paths in the Wild Area. I am fairly confident that some of the paths I mowed today are in the same general area as the old ones. Some are undoubtedly brand new. Some areas that hadn't been mowed before have now been mowed. Some areas have returned to wildness. The height of everything is already at August levels--with two months to go. When I walk--or even mow--in the Wild, I will disappear. If you happen by and can't find me, and the mower is not in the shed--go out back and listen for the noise. If the mower is still in the shed, send out the search teams. It's a brandneworld Wild Area. Oh, yeah, it is and will be beautiful!!! I am going to have to mow every day that it doesn't rain for awhile. I don't mind--I love the solitude of mowing--if you can imagine me liking solitude.
Friday, June 7, 2019
2019 Iris Time Part I
This year my hopes for iris blooms was muted. I had redone so many beds. Others were overgrown and in need of rescue. The rain was incessant, and they don't like wet feet--or so I thought. But it has been one of the best iris times in years! You just never know! Enjoy the walk.
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