Spring Thunderstorms

My grandfather always said,"everything that has a positive also has a negative!" I love spring but the negative of spring is thunderstorms. High winds, floods, lightning, and sometimes tornadoes. A year ago lightning struck my neighbors house and it burn to the ground! Last spring floods forced many people out of their homes! Five years ago tornadoes destroyed many homes in this area and killed three people! Sometimes nature is hard to survive. This spring has been wet but no thunderstorms. I hope you have a good spring filled with spring flowers and spring showers but no thunderstorms.
The country boy

Work Truck

If there is work to be done you need a truck

I was born in 1951 and so was this truck in the above picture. These old trucks were work trucks mostly used on the farm. They had a really low gear for pulling heavy loads. Top speed was about 55 mph. but that was fast enough because nobody was in a hurry! A 1951 Ford truck was the first truck I remember my dad driving. I fell off the running board and broke my collar bone. Despite that I still have fond memories of that truck!

The country boy

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