GRAVETTE — It’s been a long spring and, believe me, I am not complaining! I need some rain and I figure it will come soon beings as it is still spring.
Kicking up dust on the road is one thing, but when you see little puffs of dust when an old cow trails down the cow path, it is dry. I intend to keep on praying even if that bunch of atheists decides to sue me!
Hope you fellers saw the super moon this month. It was pretty neat and dang bright! I was trying to sleep and got up to turn off the porch light. It was the moon shine that was in my eyes.Talk about white lighting (not lightning), that moonlight was bright. Shame we couldn’t bottle some up for the dark nights.
Our Grands are into the ball season, the offspring are into hay season and I am seasoned! My close relative and the other females of the family make the games when the rest ofthe family is indisposed. It is hard on me to miss the games; I enjoy watching the Grands do their thing and seeing the brains and brawn of the youth. Country kids are brown, hardy, happy and smart, at least in my opinion! Our area is country even if the kids live in the towns around here. They all fish and hunt, work for farmers, hire out to help milk cows, drive tractors or plow ground. Sure a good place to be, here in the USA.
I am a little rattled this morning because the group of folks with no religion up north are suing some of the folks with great faith down here in the south. It hurts my pride in the good old US of A for such things to takeplace inside our borders. So many men and women have died for the freedom of religion, and those who are against it are enjoying the same precious freedom. Not sensible for me, can’t think like that. And then Iwonder, who or how they are supported?
Cattle prices dropped slightly because of the old dead cow in California. I wonder what in the world can happen to us next, drought, prices of fuel, fertilizer, feed and now, the rearing of that ugly head again. I am pretty sure the next thing will be Mad Cattlemen Disease! But, don’t take my word for it!
One of the neighbors in the next county said he was gonna invent something positive from his rocks. He claims to have more of them than anyone else and has decided to make good use of his property. I am waiting with bated breath for his invention because I figure I could cash in, too! I wonder how deep we could go before we would hit plain dirt on this rock pile!
It is my opinion, and everyone has one, keep your hay rake oiled and your tractor running, the mower mowing as fast as possible, and remember last year when we couldn’t find a sprig to mow! I intend to enjoy this hay season even if it kills me!
Bill is a pen name used by the Gravette author of this weekly column.
Opinion, Pages 6 on 05/16/2012