Category Archives: My Fifty-Two

Dust Behind the Planter

Computers, machine monitors, GPS guidance systems, and communication devices are standard equipment in most tractor cabs today. Each plays an important role in production efficiency, but technology can’t do it all. Dust was flying behind the corn planter when Neal was finishing the last field. The seeds were being placed in moist ground. Those dry...
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The Wall

Early morning I headed to the wall. I wanted to stop and pay my respects to a couple of friends who gave all. Walking up the hill to the Lincoln Memorial, it was hard not to get emotional. The first of 654 Vietnam Veterans visited the nation’s capital on May 1, 2017 had arrived....
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Tulip Rules

I’m not a flower person. Sure I love the colors and even the smell of some of them, but as a whole I’ve left flower identification to others. The only exception to this rule is tulips. Growing up on the farm, we had a mother cat that would take her new kittens to the tulip beds...
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More Than a Barrel of Junk

As I was waiting on a friend to help shoot some cattle photos, I noticed this barrel full of junk sitting beside the barn. It was hard not to notice the detail and the variety of colors and textures. As I looked through the viewfinder I realized this was more than just a barrel of junk....
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