Category Archives: Farming

Autumn Calling to Labor and Rest

Posted on September 13, 2017 by Doc Arnett

The beauty of cool quiet mornings calls us to both rest and labor; the coming of harvest and the beauty of ripened fields. Continue reading →

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Keeping It Straight

Posted on August 2, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Even something as simple as mowing a pasture goes better when we keep focused on the destination… or the goal, if you please. Continue reading →

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Of Grain and Growing

Posted on June 12, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Unlike these great fields of wheat, we can bear fruit over and over again… if we do not give up on staying green and growing. Continue reading →

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Cold Feet

Posted on January 12, 2017 by Doc Arnett

Milking in an unheated milk shed when it’s thirty degrees below freezing isn’t a lot of fun… but there are lessons to be learned. Continue reading →

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The Heavy Dews of Autumn

Posted on September 29, 2016 by Doc Arnett

I love the scenes of harvest, the long lines of color striping the fields and the way the dust rises in a sunset. Continue reading →

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Praying for Strength and Stamina

Posted on September 20, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Eighteen hours of remodeling in one day can leave an old man tired and sore… and happy. Continue reading →

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Through Storm and Drought

Posted on August 31, 2016 by Doc Arnett

The same rains that feed crops and livestock may also bring floods and devastation. There is both threat and beauty in the storms. Continue reading →

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Stronger Than Drought

Posted on August 4, 2016 by Doc Arnett

Knowing when the time is right and when it is not requires great wisdom… and a bit of common sense. Continue reading →

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Charlie Two Shirt Helps with the Hay

Posted on May 13, 2016 by Doc Arnett

A nine-year-old who will walk three miles of gravel road to help a neighbor haul hay could amount to something some day… maybe. Continue reading →

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After the Burning

Posted on April 1, 2016 by Doc Arnett

A wonder of snow cannot erase the loss of wildfire but it does bring good moisture for the greening that follows. Continue reading →

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