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The Ways of Farm Life in the 1900's
By Mistin Grace
The days get harder and harder as I start to grow up on the farm. Each day I get up at the crack of dawn and work till the sun sets in the west. As I trudge home to claim my supper, I think about what it would be like to live in a place where there are not back breaking chores waiting to be done every time I turn around. But I knew if I never lost hope, nor my strength, I would make it out all right. I know I'm young, but I am very independent, and can keep my head in a panic situation. Like when Ma and Pa got really low on our supply of food. My younger siblings were always whining about how hungry they were, so I went out to the creek and caught some fish. There were only a few and they were small, but it would get us through for a couple of days. I found that the creek came in handy, so I began going more often and getting what I needed. A lot of the times there would be berries that I could pick where they had grown by the bank when it was damp.
Not many things have been going on since fall has rolled around, except of course getting food for my family still. I can see that Ma and Pa have been losing a lot of weight and every time I look at them I can see the sadness buried in their faces. But they won't be looking like that for much longer, due to the fact that I have found us a little place in town. It's more like a cottage I would say. There are not many people in our town, so we will not have any trouble finding jobs. There has already been an offer given to me, and it is a pretty complicated job, so there will be no arguing when Pa comes to help me. I am hoping that becoming a blacksmith at this age will do me some good, maybe a lot of good.
Well I am growing up and it's getting harder, I am now 17 and have been through a lot in my time. I feel as if I am growing up too fast. I hope to be going off to another territory real soon, now that all my brothers and sisters are old enough to take care of themselves! Ma and Pa do not approve, but I am a young man and am fit to make a living and I plan to do it by panning gold.
Well, I am doing mighty fine and have been panning gold for a mere 40 years now. I mean I am doing fine omitting my illnesses, and my hacking cough. Sometimes I think that I am going to lose my lungs.
Lately been sitting away watching the days go by. My breath is getting shorter and the days longer, so to all my people I'm signing away. Much thanks to Bryant Creek for helping me and my family survive. Goodbye.
Occasionally in life there are those moments of unutterable fulfillment which cannot be completely explained by those symbols called words. Their meanings can only be articulated by the inaudible language of the heart. Martin Luther King, Jr
~happy fence friday~
All life is inherently broken from the start, Percival. Take solace in that. There is no perfection in life. Otherwise, what would be the purpose of death? It's to try to find ways to better yourself before the end that gives us purpose. You are all broken, but also understand - mortals can achieve great things.
Grains of Life
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Actually it's not so easy for wildlife but anyone who decides to live in my garden has a much easier day to day way of life. This chipmunk spent his lazy summer days in the coolness of my fern last year. He would roll and cover himself with the cool damp soil and then rest. It was a good life.
WISH YOU ALL A MARVELLOUS 2011.......
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I am still alive, vibrant with life.
The black cloud will disappear,
The morning sun will appear once again
In all its supernal glory. [By: Sri Chinmoy]
(form the archive....)
Il tema di Lara, Zivago
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Thanks Elliot for the music
Interestingly, it was the aftermath of one of my recent storm encounters when I began to conceptualize the lure. My attraction to boundaries is part of it. There's a thrill-seeking component as well. But that is inextricably linked to a creative desire, rather than unadulterated risk taking. Many is the time I wonder if I would even be in whatever situation I find myself absent the camera. Truly I found myself on a completely different life path once I began devoting serious time and effort to photography. I began to see my world differently, but more importantly actually going out and seeing it in reality.
My realization the other day had more to do with the effect an episode such as this storm has on me (need not be a storm, could be just an event, but the storm will serve for this narrative). I recall how I felt when I turned onto this farm road and realized the extent of the storm. All at once, every last mundane thought of the workday vanished. All that mattered in this moment was the immediate environment. My mind switches into 'event' mode as it considers light, shadow, clouds, weather, wind...all of the factors that feed into the process of composing photos while simultaneously maintaining situational awareness, perhaps more accurately phrased situation appreciation. In this case it was the overarching transformation of a tranquil summer evening into an otherworldly view of light and shadow. Exquisite as always to be right in the middle of this.
Later, heading back home, my mind began to decompress. Suddenly I remembered that I needed to tend the recycle bins and take out the trash. And sort some bills. These thoughts and others quickly siphoned off my 'event' mode energy. I need to reengage my normal life but part of me wants to cling to the adventure, to remain in that other world. And then again the story can't be re-lived or recounted until it ends. A real conundrum. Of course a return to normal life is inevitable. I suppose the high energy moments need a counterpoint in order to be truly appreciated. Still a bummer. But even then, in the back of my mind, the memories remain and they are vivid. And there's the photos...
Welcome the unexpected changes in life. Learn to bend with grace and humility. Grow trough it all and never ever forget to take notice of the beauty changes can bring.
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All the employees in my department were given a "Fill Your Cup" day to spend doing whatever activity that brings us joy. Not surprisingly, I spent the entire day practicing still life photography. Vegetables seem to be a classic subject for still life photography, so I ran with it.
In Yangshuo, the Li River is probably the most important thing. It provides them with huge income from tourists, provides them sea food, and provides work for many.
This wooden rafts travel through one specific portion of the river which is surrounded by many mountains.
It was one of the finest travelling experiences in my five years of living in China.
Li River, Yangshuo,Guangxi.
... its destiny.
Its inevitability. The new flower reaches for the light. The "bud" waits. For its turn. Its "destiny" to be born. To open.
Life is simple and delicate. It has a beginning and an end, nothing can change that, nothing is so right. Life is as it should be...Take care of it. And of those you love.
Thank you, Ana Lee for helping me with the English text! You really master!
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