Today is the first day of fall
In this rural area that means nothing at all
As the thermometer on the wall
Says it is still sizzling summer temperatures

We well know that on rare occasions
We might have four seasons in one day
So as I write this, by this afternoon, just maybe
It may start to feel more like fall

So for...

"It is morning in this rural area
Porch sittin' while sipping a cup of coffee
Sounds of life begin to stir
A rooster crows
A cow is mooing
Birds are chirping
A dog barks
As the sun rises over the hill
On this last day of summer"...~'Home is where the heart is' ~

"Rural isn't a zip code or a dirt road, It's a state of mind..".~unknown

"May Day! First day of May always conjures up a childhood memory.....picking peonies, irises, roses, from Mom's flower garden...filling our homemade construction paper baskets.....hanging them on the doorknobs of our neighbors....
ringing doorbell.....dashing away so it would be a mystery as to who left the flowers....(somehow they always seemed
to kno...

These area ranch families, Lance and Chelsea Alcorn, Chris and Amy Potter, and Russell and Chelsea Powell saw a need and decided to help those affected by the fires this week in Ashland/Meade, KS area. What started with them grew into something greater as donations began pouring in. As word spread, people began donating items. From baked goods, to...