A visit to the country :))

If you have read my previous post then you will understand what I mean when I say this is the picture that we were originally shooting for-lol! 

It's funny when you live in the country how much you take for granted.  This was never clearer to me than when Dev was 4 yrs. old and had a friend come to visit.  Her young playmate was wide-eyed when she saw our 4-legged barn residents and exclaimed, "You have cows?!"  Dev puzzled over her question for a second before responding, "Yes...don't you??"  That is one of those tales I will still be telling till the day I die (that and ..."SONIC!!!  NOOOOOO!!!!!"....my kids will understand that one-lol!)  It never occurred to me till that day that Dev just assumed everyone had cows because we had cows.  They were such a foundational part of our lives back then.

Seeing our country life through fresh eyes, what a blessing that is to my heart.  I was again treated to that joy when our friend came to visit to hold baby Jack.  It reminds me anew of why I love this life.  Farming, by definition, is an occupation.  But ask any farmer and they will tell you it's so much more than that.  It's a way of life.  It's a part of you, and who you are.