Growing up on a farm
“in the middle of nowhere”
Has it’s advantages.
Stepping onto the front patio of our home
Gave me a view from sunrise to sunset.
A completely unobstructed view.
The prairie offers that to anyone
Who takes the time to look.
My father always took the time to look.
He was a farmer first and foremost
So early morning was his time.
He took endless photographs.
My sister, Ann, now lives in that house.
And stands on that same patio
Early in the morning.
She fequently adds to that collection of pictures.
So what better way to begin a new year,
And hopefully a return to regular blogs,
Than with sharing a family sunrise tradition.
Gardening will start soon
Baby cabbages are already sprouting
In the garden house.
Winter jugs will be seeded
With the hope of spring.
And I’ll happily have dirt under my fingernails.
But for now I’ll marvel in the beauty of the prairie
And the luck of living here.
Gail
Photo credits Ann Denney
In My Garden 