Very well written, Stan. Hard times bring up folks better able to appreciate the good times. Now, is that photo in black and white (Kodak Brownie camera) of you and your late grandfather maybe about 1956-1957??

Here in MI we have a State sponsored Centennial Farm recognition program- if the land has been in the same family lineage for 100 years or longer, the State erects a large plaque in a designated place on the grass- recognizing that. Tempting to sell the farm and the acreage to "developers" who tend to name their new "cookie-cutter developments" quail ridge- when no quail or other game birds have lived there for decades-- RWTF

Last edited by Run With The Fox; 03/11/19 08:22 AM.
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..