Sycamore

Foxy

The Noise of the Fan

The fan was running

in the silo

so I knew the farmer

had picked the grain

and had it drying in the silo

on this beautiful farm

near the Des Moines River valley.

I'm certain that the sound

of the fan running,

knowing there are crops in the silo,

must be music to a farmer's ears.

Persimmon Tree

Hummingbird Moth

All is Well

There may be clouds in the sky,

but none are as beautiful

as those found at the end

of a peaceful day

when all is well

and the sun is setting.

World with Octobers

I'm so glad I live in a world

where there are Octobers.

~ L.M. Montgomery ~

Des Moines Riverbank

Birds in Flight

Reflecting

Without reflection,

we go blindly on our way,

creating more unintended consequences,

and failing to achieve

anything useful.

~ Margaret J. Wheatley ~

Sunset Barn

Built Ford Tough

Living Stained Glass

The monarchs are working 

on their migration

to Mexico and South America.

Every year we get many 

of them traveling

through Iowa

 on their journey.

I think butterflies 

are God's 

living stained glass beings.

Every Leaf is a Flower

Autumn

is a second spring

where every leaf

is a flower.

~ Albert Camus ~

Fountain

You don't drown

by falling in the water;

you drown by

staying there.

~ Edwin Louis Cole ~

Sunset at Hickory Grove Park

The earth has music

for those who listen.

~ George Santayana ~

Can you hear the symphony?

 

Blue Iowa Sky

Cows at the Windmill

Sweet Calf in the Pasture

The Risk it Took to Blossom

And the day came

when the risk to remain

tight in a bud

was more painful 

than the risk it took

to blossom.

~ Anais Nin ~