Our goal for the “city girls on the farm” day was definitely to enjoy cotton harvest but on the way we saw something shiny and got distracted! The something shiny? Maybe you have already seen the photo and have already guessed. 🙂 Spotting a Tractor These girls heads were turned by a John Deere! We saw it from the highway… Read More
Midwest Roadtrip: The American Gothic Home
Recently, on my drive back to St. Louis from Des Moines, I had thought I’d stop along the way and take some photos of tractors rolling etc. While I saw lots of machines on the run tilling the earth or planting a new crop, there was something that made me enjoy more driving than photographing tractors (believe me that is… Read More
Personalized Christmas Gifts Are Extra Special
This year I was very blessed during the holidays as I have been in the past. We had a great gathering of family and friends, making room for anyone who wanted to show up at the house to sleep or table to eat. I also loved the very real reminder that the holidays do not have to be the consumer… Read More
Learning to Take Care of Tractors So You Can Drive One!
When I took Jake out to a farm this fall (you may have seen this post with the big tires!), he couldn’t wait to get a tractor started and moving. But wait he did. Our new friend Fred wanted to treat Jake like he would a grown up in the same situation. He took time to walk through all the… Read More
My Nephew & Tractor Tires Make for Lots of Fun
This weekend I took my nephew Jake to his first big farm. Yep, this is the same nephew who learned so much about farming when we did the Flat Stanley adventures last year. He’s given me blog fodder for a long time to come, but I couldn’t wait to share a few photos at least! These were all taken as… Read More
Photographing a Day on the Farm in Florida
For some reason, as soon as we arrived at Worden Farm (website, blog, Twitter), I found a connection to the man who would be driving us around for the day. I think his name was Mr. Shelton. He kept a watchful eye on this girl with a camera moving around too much to take photos even as the tractor moved…. Read More