Horse Sense

Now ain't that funny!

"My horse is as smart as I am," said Bob. "Well, said Bill, don't tell anybody, you may want to sell him some day!" My grandfather always said, "common sense ain't as common as it used to be." Just watch the TV news and you will know this is still true.

The country boy

Sunrise

A sunrise always brings hope

Sunrise, the beginning of a new day! My grandfather would say "the only thing that counts is right now." Yesterday is always behind you and tomorrow is always ahead of you. If you want to change anything you must do it today(right now). We need to try not to worry too much about the past and not to fear too much about the future. Just do what you need to do "right now".

The country boy

Planting The Garden

 

I started planting in the garden today. I set out some cabbage sets and some onions bulbs. No, my garden does not yet look like the one in the above picture. My Grandfather always said, "if you don't start you can't finish." Well, I have started and I hope to show you the finish in the fall!

The country boy

Spring Has Sprung

I'm glad its finally spring!

Spring has sprung and time has sprung forward by one hour! Every spring the earth is reborn. Trees, bushes, and flowers are blooming, and the grass is turning green. Birds are singing and kids are tire swinging. I love spring so let us enjoy it because all too soon it will be gone!
The country boy

Time to "Break" the garden

Looking at this picture makes me love my tiller!

My grandfather would say " you can't grow something unless you break something." That something you break is the soil. Grandaddy broke his garden with a mule and plow. Today I use a tiller to break the garden. I put down 100 lbs. of fertilizer and tilled it into the ground. I will began to plant in about two weeks. There is a old country saying " good soil, good food, good life." You accomplish this one step at a time and today is step one.

The country boy

Disaster in Japan!

The people of Japan have been hit by both a earthquake and a tsunami! Now they are facing a possible nuclear meltdown! But the Japanese people still possess hope. A elderly man and woman (who lost their home, all their possessions, and some of their friends) expressed this hope in a news interview. They said "we are too old to rebuild, but the younger generation will build back even better than before." I believe this hope (to see the future as bright even when facing such a terrible disaster) is why mankind has survived on this earth for thousands of years!

The country boy

My Dad's Birthday

Call the fire department!

My dad pass away several years ago. His was born on Friday March 13, 1921. He would say Friday 13 was his lucky day! He lived through the great depression and World War II. People of this generation were hard workers, honest, patriotic, and the creators of the modern world! Happy Birthday Dad!!

The Country Boy