Category Archives: Farming

Morning, Oblivious

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Black cows graze

in the dim light,

oblivious to fog and bluffs,
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I had thought it was a completely rational idea to have the horses keep the grass “mowed” on the state right-of-way. It would save gas, give the horses extra grazing they needed and, in the long run, save me time. So I put up a temporary extension fence down by the highway. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Spiritual Contemplation, Work | Tagged fencing, grazing, highway, horse fence, Johnson Grass, mowing, pasture, repentance, state right of way | Comments Off

August Morning

Posted on August 26, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Such dews as this

seem to come only in the heat of summer,
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The Creek Spring

Posted on August 11, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Love held too long inside, like water stored too long in an old barrel, becomes something other than what was given. Something not to be shared. We are meant to be springs, not cisterns. Continue reading →

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Burn Pile

Posted on August 5, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Five days later, the stump is still burning,
a slow smoldering of substance
still enough like wood to hold fire. Continue reading →

Posted in Aging, Christian Living, Death & Dying, Farming, Nature, Poetry, Resurrection/Return, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged burning, diesel, old stump, old trees, renewal, resurrection, transformation | Comments Off

Scattered Showers

Posted on July 26, 2011 by Doc Arnett

For a while the wind stirred the dance of branches, a swishing and swaying of muted greens seen through the screen of the second story window. It seemed we would surely have rain but none came. The storm slid further to the north and east and we found not the least traces of darkened earth or gravel, not even a gathering on the windshields of the car and truck parked outside. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged blessings, fields, hay, horses, lightning, pastures, rain, self-pity, showers, thunderstorms | Comments Off

Summer Snow

Posted on July 25, 2011 by Doc Arnett

These almost-lighter-than-air seeds of the cottonwood tree drift away, showing no sign of breeze. For four days or longer, there has been no stirring of the air, no fluttering of leaves. The seeds slide slowly to the earth in the oppressive heat, catch against an edge of turf, old posts or planks, whatever disrupts the smooth edge of the earth.

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Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation, Teaching, Work | Tagged cottonwood, cottonwood seeds, determination, drifts, faith, harvest, odds, persistence, planting, snow, summer | Comments Off

A Very Convenient Truth

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Doc Arnett

I pretty much knew as soon as I walked up to the sabino gelding that he would be going home with us. It wasn’t that he indeed looked very much like the pictures Shelley had posted on Craigslist but that certainly didn’t hurt. Continue reading →

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Later than Expected

Posted on May 27, 2011 by Doc Arnett

Well, I’d have to say the man sounded like he knew where he lived and the best way for me to get there from where I was. Sounded like he knew. As it turned out, I’m a bit less convinced of that now than I was yesterday evening.

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Adjustment

Posted on May 20, 2011 by Doc Arnett

We could hear Tango still whinnying as the truck and trailer disappeared around the curve a quarter-mile away. Continue reading →

Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Relationships, Spiritual Contemplation | Tagged Arabian, Arabian horse, gelding, horse training, pain, sadness, separation | Comments Off