So, after reading the various comments to her Rapture post, Jeannelle fled outdoors to try and find some peace in the pasture. But, behold.......the dark thoughts continued to swarm around her:
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She mulled over her new-found acquaintance with Ralph and her old-found acquaintance with Rhymsie. Mull.....mull. After a time and a time, the heavy thoughts began to lift and wing themselves away, and the sky seemed to brighten. Jeannelle realized that she and her blog readers have MUCH in common........they all have the same basic needs.........for a roof over their heads, nutritious food to eat, warm clothing to wear, adequate rest........AND electricity to power their computers and the internet so they all can keep on blogging their opinions!! She decided that she truly won't worry about the End-Times until electricity and internet are snatched away by whatever Big Brother comes to power. .JPG)
These four Muse-wannabes reminded Jeannelle to direct her election musings away from religion and toward agriculture. Vote for the candidate whose platform is most supportive of agriculture, they advised. Affordable food is very important.......if farmers fail.......everything will eventually fail. And now, agriculture is starting to provide fuel for our vehicles, too, so that makes ag doubly important..JPG)
In Iowa, we have another rapidly-growing industry........wind farms producing electricity, and factories building wind turbine components. I just read the other day that Iowa is now 3rd in the nation in wind-energy producing capacity. That's cool!! And, I can attest, that here on our farm, it is almost always windy......from the actual wind, even!*
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Now.......I must get busy and study up on which presidential candidate is most supportive of agriculture and wind energy.........see ya later!!!
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8 comments:
how do you do it?? Time after time you show us fantastic photographs - like these that captured a moment in time. I really like the tree full of birds and that you tied it to your scattered thoughts. Wonderful!!
I love the photo of the birds in the tree.......are those black birds? We have groups of birds that gather like that around here, black birds, cow birds ( which are brown in color ) and ravens.......they look pretty when they are in a huge mass and riding the air currents up high.........
Another great post.......=)
odd chick,
Thanks for stopping by! If I were you maybe I would have painted or sketched a lovely picture to lift my mood! As there surely is always something to paint, there seems to always be something to photograph, too! Thank goodness!
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deserthen,
I think this flock today was blackbirds, but we have those lighter-colored cowbirds around, too. Its fascinating how these birds like to congregate out in the pasture with the cattle! And, the way they fly together as a group......just amazing.....like they have one mind.
When my son was in college, in one of his classes they studied the phenomenon of birds flying together like that. I read one of the papers he was studying.....the author concluded that the birds instinctively maintained a certain distance from each other all the time. Somehow they sense how to move together as a group.....of course, God created these abilities, but there is a scientfic mechanism for how it works.
Anyhow.....I just love watching them!!
Another good one, Jeannelle. I'm glad you came over to the light side rather than the dark! I like the symbols you used.
A wind farm sounds like something interesting for part of your farm.
Hi, country girl,
Hey, we have kicked around that idea of putting up wind turbine.....not very seriously, though. But, truly, it is generally always windy here, we're sort of on a hill.
I'm on the "other side" of fifty also and my opinion is....post what ya want on your blog...alot of people who leave comments think that their 2cents worth is a must read for everyone...and often it's just opinionated drivel not worth the time it takes to read it. :D
Jeannelle, I'm so sorry this election is finding you so troubled. I guess it seems a no brainer for me and thus it's hard for me to relate to your indecision. I care deeply that you are struggling and hope you find the answer that works best for you. You of course know how I feel, but it's more important that you feel good about your choice. My blessings.
Jeannelle, I confess, I couldn't read your rapture post. That was the first of many fundamentalist doctrines I found myself unable to accept, and I just couldn't go back to that place in my life, even to read one of your posts. Sorry.
I love the photographs in this entry.
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