The End of the Day
May 23rd, 2006 by Northern FarmerThings are looking pretty good in the large garden, with everything planted in that one except all the pole beans that’ll be planted with the sweet corns and meal corns. I want the corns to have a bit of a jump start before planting all them beans in there. But melons are in, cantaloupes, cucumbers, corn field pumpkins, and the squashes. Next will be to zero in on the small garden with all the transplants soon.
This evening was different out there after supper and chores, it was actually warm out, now that’s different. I could hear thunder booming way off to the west and could see the dark clouds that go with that. But it was pretty far away so my fear of lightening didn’t kick in. But, sometimes in the evening there’s hardly any place on earth I’d rather be than out in the gardens. There’s just something about it all. Maybe it’s because there’s new life, growing life, sustaining life. Just a few feet away are new calves with their mammas and even the miracle calf was walking through the garden from her hiding place in the evergreen trees going to her waiting mother for some good milk. Them new little calves don’t do any harm in the garden, they only think, “MILKâ€. So it’s funny when a person is working, sometimes on their knees and you sense something right behind you, and yup, there’s a calf just inches away, curious and looking you over. Then they scoot off to mamma as she’s watching from the other side of the one wire electric fence. In the distance the Sandhill Cranes are making noises something like out in the deepest Africa. That sound is something else.
Off in the distance the world is going on as usual, people racing back and forth doing what ever people racing back and forth do all the time. But in this little corner of the world it’s like I’m in another place, another time. There’s few places where the peace of God shines through for me more than just doing the simple work that is in the garden. It’s work that people have been doing since creation, from the very beginning and it brings out something in a person. A person can talk to the Lord out there uninterrupted for as long as the person works, you can pray, you can praise Him, and it’s one of the only places on earth where I’ll really sing to Him. At least no one is going to be disturbed by my noise, and the cattle actually seem to like it. Maybe that’s why I get along so good with them critters.
And when a person is toiling with the earth, sometimes God answers back during these times. And by the nature of the job, one seems to hear a little better. And the more one works the more at peace a person is. When it’s time to finally call it a day the body is tired out from this last job of the day, and the spirit is renewed, reenergized. A tired body and an uplifted spirit. I come into the house, sit down at the computer for a few short minutes, have a cup of hot tea. When the tea is finished the computer is finished. Time to clean the dirt and soil off the body, read a bit in the Good Book, and hit the hay, Praising the Lord for such a good life. Tomorrow is another day in the Culture of Life. Amen!
May 23rd, 2006 at 6:51 pm
Very nicely written Tom. You sure are making it difficult on me. I want to be out there in the graden and the country just like you on nites like tonite. My day is coming though. Keep up the good work and God bless.
May 23rd, 2006 at 7:21 pm
“Nearer to God in a Garden than anywhere else on Earth”.
That’s quoted from somewhere but I can sure agree with the sentiments!
I’ve been busy and burnt out these past 2 weeks but am slowly recharging my batteries. Sometime soon, I’ll write about it. Our gardens are doing great. Almost 90F. today—at or near record. We need rain. Continuous thunder this morning but only light sprinkles. I irrigate from the lake but nothing can match rain from a thunderstorm. It’s like giving them vitamins or something!
May the peace of the Lord be with you Always!
May 24th, 2006 at 3:35 am
Awesome post,
I miss my critters,
take care
and have a great day!
May 24th, 2006 at 3:53 am
PJ,
Have a great day 
Blessings
Thanks, and yes your day is coming. It’ll be interesting to see how it works out. We know you’ll be out here in the country, what’ll be fun is to see how you’ll end up here. It’ll be really interesting if you end up within 15 miles or so of us. Tonite!
Steven,
Good quote! Sometimes getting your batteries recharged requires a slow trickle, we can’t always be recharging on super boost. Hang in there my friend, God is with you and in you.
And here’s to send a little rain your way, funny thing, the local radar I use goes all the way to you folks and the other way all the way to Russ in Wisconsin. So daily I know how the north central blogging network is doing as far as weather goes. Blessings Brother!
Janice,
And a good morning to you! I hope all is well down there! If you don’t presently have any critters at least you’ll read plenty about them around here
May 24th, 2006 at 7:27 am
I ‘ve got now is 2 horses, and 2 dogs, I had me an donkey, but he died bout 3 months ago, it was like losing your best friend, he was my Dad’s and I got him when my Dad passed away 2 years ago! will post a picture of him on my blog. I had a critter yesterday in the house I din’t want,
a black snake got in ,:( so I called a friend and they got it for me!
May 24th, 2006 at 12:52 pm
I understand. It’s like another dimension. Being out in the beauty and quiet of new life springing forth. It seems to promote a stirring of the heart that simply must burst forth into an overflowing of song and prayer and praise, and His presence is overwhelming! Thank you for sharing that moment, Tom. Blessings to you!
May 24th, 2006 at 2:59 pm
Janice,
I’m sorry to hear of your about your Dad and his donkey. A person can tell alot about another person just by hearing how they care for the animals the Lord put under our care. And what I can tell about you is very good.
We don’t have black snakes in our neck of the woods, just garter snakes, but I’d be going nuts if one was in our house. I sure can understand how you felt.
Emily,
Yes, it’s like another dimension, your correct. Things of the world fall away, and a person gets a glimps of what was supposed to be before the fall of mankind. But those little glimpses are awesome! It makes a person all the more excited on what’s to come. Thanks!
May 24th, 2006 at 4:02 pm
hey Tom,
day 2, my husband just came home, and we heard somthing fall in the bathroom, and was an other black snake, you sure you don’t want some ,
I’m getting tried of them.
I’m glad my husband was home this time,
oh thanks for stopping by today!
take care!
May 24th, 2006 at 4:25 pm
what a nice day you wrote about! Could see the calves in my mind while reading your post. Have a good evening and a blessed day tomorrow
May 25th, 2006 at 3:48 am
Janice,
After deep thought I’ve come to the conclusion that we really don’t need a black snake here at our place. But, there must be some needy person over your way that’s been dreaming of one of their very own, eh
Have a blessed day!
Peggy,
Thank you so much. Them posts are sometimes my favorites, because I truley do write them from the heart and hope it comes across that way. Your always such an encouragement, I have to thank you. Have a blessed day down your way!
May 25th, 2006 at 7:11 pm
I felt like I was on a porch swing sipping iced tea and listening to the wind while reading this. How refreshing. You have quite a way with words…put me right there.
Thanks for visiting my Bible Study site! I’ll put you along with your friend PJ on the Fellow Seekers list.
God Bless!
May 26th, 2006 at 3:44 am
Mimi,
Thanks for the kind words! And in the future you’ll see me around here and there at your sites.
God Bless!