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Tag Archives: crops
The Heavy Dews of Autumn
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 →
Posted in Aging, Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation, Work
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Tagged autumn, cattle, combines, corn, crops, dew, dews, fall, fall in Kansas, harvest, milo, plains, prairie
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A Shifting of Seasons
Sometimes the shifting of the seasons comes so subtly you can barely tell; this was not one of those times! Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged apple cider, apples, autumn, changing seasons, corn, crops, fall, harvest
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Storm Cloud Sunrise
The same weather that produces bountiful crops makes for lots of mowing. Even a season of too much rain offers its own moments of beauty, though.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged attitude, blessing, crops, El Nino, harvest, strange summer, sunrise, wet weather
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Rolling With the Flow
Like the moods of an aggressive bipolar bear, extremes seldom make for a good combination. Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Humor, Metaphysical Reflection, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged adjusting, coping, crops, Doniphan County, facing life, Kansas, rain
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A Hint of Autumn Comes to Doniphan County
The ridge beyond the ridge
barely shows in its darker tinge
against the fringe of smooth slate
that waits for the breaking of day Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged autumn, brome, corn, crops, dawn, Doniphan County, fall, fog, hay, Kansas, mist, morning, northeast Kansas, scenery, soybeans, Wolf River
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Rain Dance
For such a rain as this, we should offer sacrifices in the temple.
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Posted in Christian Devotions, Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Metaphysical Reflection, Nature, Poetry, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged blessing, crops, dance, drought, gratitude, joy, rain, rain dance, relief, slow rain, Thanksgiving
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Praying for Rain on a Lord’s Day Evening
I lie awake
a little past ten,
still praying for rain,
even while watching the lightning Continue reading →
Posted in Christian Living, Farming, Gardening, Nature, Poetry, Prayer, Spiritual Contemplation
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Tagged ailanthus, corn, crops, Doniphan County, drought, dry pasture, Kansas, pasture, praying for rain, rain, soybeans, spraying weeds
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Judgment Day
Throngs of blackbirds twirl in sky dance
above the fields,
a fringe of foxtail bends in the wind,
almost white in the light of cool sun,
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Reflections by Doc Arnett 