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Tuesday, October 23, 2007
Hitting the wall...
Every year as harvest winds down, I seem to lose my drive for a few days. I've always called it "hitting the wall" for lack of a better term. Since I habitually contrive to cram more into my days than I probably should, I have come to appreciate and honor this letdown. So much so that anything that reminds me of autumn whispers rest and respite. Like this:  [More] The only problem is Jan has her own transition - from farming to cooking. So I'm working less (physically) and eating more. Not a pretty picture. Monday, September 10, 2007
Sights for sore eyes...
I stumbled across an interesting blog and wanted to share some great images.  Even though I am an industrial farmer, I respect the images of our heritage and the effort being made to preserve scenes like these. And I believe fervently the market can arbitrate the choices effectively for all of us. Thursday, August 30, 2007
Where autumn is...
I have used the Windows XP-supplied screen saver "Autumn" on my laptop for a couple of years. Like others I was struck by the beauty and composition of the shot.  Somebody tried to find out where it was photographed. A great story followed. [Re-post for Arlen] Sunday, August 26, 2007
OK, you win...
I thought I had seen some crop damage from yahoos in a field, but this Dutch field may be the winner.  A driver who was high on cocaine destroyed an entire cornfield in an attempt to escape from the police. Four police cars were destroyed before the 35-year-old crashed into a ditch and was arrested, near the village of Dussen in the south of the Netherlands. [Bear in mind, in Europe "corn" means the main local grain crop (looks like barley or wheat here). Maize is the their designation for corn] Sunday, July 15, 2007
Saturday, July 07, 2007
Then he goes back for the ducks...
You know those old brain teasers about the man with a fox and a goat and some ducks and getting them across a river?  Actually the real story is even better: One of those bridges, the one closest to Passu, was the scene for one of the funniest moments of the entire trip, when a Pakistani man attempted to cross the bridge with his goat. The wooden planks were too far apart for the goat to negotiate the bridge on his own, so the man had to carry it. I thought he would take it in his arms as he would a baby, but that was not the case. Instead, he used ropes to tie the goat’s legs together, much to my bemusement. Eventually he hoisted the goat up and, with Wendy’s help, put it on his back and wore it as a backpack; both of the goat’s front legs were tied to the equivalent back leg, creating two open circles into which he could slot his arms. The man slowly crossed the flimsy bridge in this fashion, and the screams of the tormented goat echoed all over the valley. [More] [via Neatorama] Thursday, July 05, 2007
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