Farmscapes
As they say, if there is one certainty in life, it’s change. As I’ve watched the area I grew up develop from rural to semi-suburban, I felt the need to document the beauty of country life before more of it disappears. This is especially true at change now includes the methods used to grow the food. Recently, in my local grocery store I was surprised to see salad that had been grown indoors. If this now possible on a scale that makes it reasonable to sell in stores, what might traditional farms look like in 5, 10 or 20 years? How about the increase in artificial meat? I’m not smart enough to know what the future of farming will look like but I do know that there is beauty in humans working the land, the unknown elements of Mother Nature and the
Barns
Farm Equipment
Working the Fields
Farm Houses
There will come heated oven and the smell of freshly baked pie,
And plates landing with their clinking chime;
And kids from their rooms, down old creaky stairs;
All gathered around a heirloom table, dressed in cotton white;
Many words spoken, form thoughts in minds,
Bursting laughter, as little brother does it again;
And not one will know life outside home, not one will care with family and friends so near.
Not one would mind, neither young nor old, if daylight grew dim;
And home itself, both weathered and worn, would never know the nostalgia it helped form.
Landscapes
Farm Animals
Farm Decay
We often find the sight of decay saddening. It marks the end of an era and the loss of immediate potential. Reframed though, there is much to be thankful for. Existence, for one. Whether an old farm house or a crooked barn, there was a need at one point. That need was met and that is a beautiful thing. The actual act of envisioning a need and then creating from that vision is remarkable as well. Decay is also a lesson. The first lesson being one of history. The history of decay speaks to what humans have gone through to get to this point in time – a story of sorts. The second lesson of decay is one of of value. We are motivated to take care of the things we need. If we allow something to decay, it reflects a lack of need. That is again saddening but it reflect positively on where we have come. If we no longer need something it is often because we have found or invented better. So the next time you come across something in a state of decay, take a moment to reflect on the beauty it represents.
Farming Towns