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Kentucky in November
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<blockquote data-quote="inyati13" data-source="post: 1191174" data-attributes="member: 17767"><p>GB's chronicle of his daily life as he gets through another November brought the list below to my mind. I started thinking about the characteristics of November that provide life's pleasures. I like the saying, "don't sweat the small stuff; it is all small stuff." Humans place far too much significance on their being! I invite others to join in and share their pleasures, joys or sorrows, and the "small stuff". Here are some characteristics of November in Kentucky:</p><p></p><p>Preface: I spend time in my pasture in the fall. Mowing and hay is done. The summer chores are slowing down. A time to reflect on why I do this. Laying down beside a calf or cow. Scratching their warm fuzzy coats. Picking out a burr around an udder. Scratching matter from their eye. I transform into a member of the herd. I step out of the greedy, prejudicial and selfish life of being a producer and become a Bovine. Cows are symbolic. Gentleness, loving, good mothers, contentment, strength, beauty. They take little and leave me a lot.</p><p></p><p>Kentucky in November</p><p></p><p>Melancholy days</p><p>Clear blue days of Indian Summer</p><p>Clouds, gray skies and rain</p><p>Cold blustery days that portend of winter</p><p>Naked trees, the white oaks hold their leaves</p><p>Cool sheets at night, the days have less light</p><p>Cool breezes intermingled with warm breezes</p><p>Frost on the roof</p><p>Carefree idle days without suppressing humidity</p><p>Misty dawns and wet grass</p><p>Muddy, then windy, and dry again</p><p>Leaves blowing across the road</p><p>Walnuts on the ground</p><p>Amber Kentucky whiskey at dusk</p><p>Short stout women and tall lanky thorobreds</p><p>Rolling green pastures fresh with rain</p><p>White rail fences and ancient stone wall fences</p><p>Rustic lonely old barns</p><p>Whitewashed stone stables</p><p>Tobacco hanging in the barn</p><p>Hay is in the barn</p><p>Black cattle heads to the ground</p><p>Blue tick hounds running around</p><p>Green fields and brown weedy fields</p><p>Dark woods of hickory, oak and maple</p><p>Green lawns cut short</p><p>The last of the cool season grass</p><p>Weeds are gone</p><p>Flies are gone</p><p>The cows content in the slanting rays of the sun</p><p>Cattle standing somber in a cold rain</p><p>Weathered fields of beans and corn standing for harvest</p><p>Deer hunters in orange</p><p>Bucks in the rut</p><p>Red flaming ornamental trees</p><p>Carpet of leaves along my creek</p><p>Blue running playful in the leaves</p><p>Farmers in blue denim jackets</p><p>Farmers in brown carhartt jackets</p><p>Farmers weathered faces covered in gray stubble</p><p>Wearing old summer sweat stained ball caps</p><p>Gray hair that needs a trim</p><p>Molded frowns forever on their faces</p><p>Muddy, cow shyt covered boots</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Oh Lord, I don't want to go to heaven</p><p>Let me stay here</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="inyati13, post: 1191174, member: 17767"] GB's chronicle of his daily life as he gets through another November brought the list below to my mind. I started thinking about the characteristics of November that provide life's pleasures. I like the saying, "don't sweat the small stuff; it is all small stuff." Humans place far too much significance on their being! I invite others to join in and share their pleasures, joys or sorrows, and the "small stuff". Here are some characteristics of November in Kentucky: Preface: I spend time in my pasture in the fall. Mowing and hay is done. The summer chores are slowing down. A time to reflect on why I do this. Laying down beside a calf or cow. Scratching their warm fuzzy coats. Picking out a burr around an udder. Scratching matter from their eye. I transform into a member of the herd. I step out of the greedy, prejudicial and selfish life of being a producer and become a Bovine. Cows are symbolic. Gentleness, loving, good mothers, contentment, strength, beauty. They take little and leave me a lot. Kentucky in November Melancholy days Clear blue days of Indian Summer Clouds, gray skies and rain Cold blustery days that portend of winter Naked trees, the white oaks hold their leaves Cool sheets at night, the days have less light Cool breezes intermingled with warm breezes Frost on the roof Carefree idle days without suppressing humidity Misty dawns and wet grass Muddy, then windy, and dry again Leaves blowing across the road Walnuts on the ground Amber Kentucky whiskey at dusk Short stout women and tall lanky thorobreds Rolling green pastures fresh with rain White rail fences and ancient stone wall fences Rustic lonely old barns Whitewashed stone stables Tobacco hanging in the barn Hay is in the barn Black cattle heads to the ground Blue tick hounds running around Green fields and brown weedy fields Dark woods of hickory, oak and maple Green lawns cut short The last of the cool season grass Weeds are gone Flies are gone The cows content in the slanting rays of the sun Cattle standing somber in a cold rain Weathered fields of beans and corn standing for harvest Deer hunters in orange Bucks in the rut Red flaming ornamental trees Carpet of leaves along my creek Blue running playful in the leaves Farmers in blue denim jackets Farmers in brown carhartt jackets Farmers weathered faces covered in gray stubble Wearing old summer sweat stained ball caps Gray hair that needs a trim Molded frowns forever on their faces Muddy, cow shyt covered boots Oh Lord, I don’t want to go to heaven Let me stay here [/QUOTE]
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