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Blogs by Joyce E Bowling
Saturday Morning in the Mountains...
5/3/2008 3:55:03 AM
It's a wet morning in the mountains this morning. Thunderstorms rolled through the mountains giving vegetation a much needed drink of water, as well as freshly planted seeds. I find myself sitting at the bar in my kitchen with a cup of coffee, my laptop, and a fresh mountain breeze blowing through the window. The scent that lingers this morning, the scent that comes only to the mountains after a spring rain takes me back to wonderful memories of my childhood. I recall waking to sounds of papaw plowing the fields with his mule Sam, mommy working in her flower garden, and the smell of fresh mountain air. I do recall wondering why anyone would want to get up so early on a Saturday to work in the garden...however, I would usually rise and go outside to greet the day. I would either play by the creek, fish, wade, romp through the hills, play in my clubhouse, or barn and sometimes just ride my bicycle. Nevertheless I always found adventure in each activity. Today, I find myself with the same interests as my mom and my grandparents. I too enjoy rising early for a little quiet time, morning coffee, the fresh mountain air, prayer on the porch, and working in the garden. It's funny how the older we get...the more we see our parents and their traditions in our own lives. Well, some of us...I have one brother and one sister. Both of which love to rise early, both are coffee drinkers, I am the only farmer. My sister rises early to read and quilt, the love of quilting inherited from our grandmother. My brother is also a reader as I am too, this was instilled in us by our mother and grandfather. My brother enjoys working in his yard, and riding through the mountain trails as I do. Both are married with children of their own. I look around and wonder if any of the traditions are going to be passed down through generations...as times, people, and society has made many changes since my childhood, and I am only forty four years old. I see my daughter enjoying farm life gardening, the rural mountains and simple things in life, my son lives in a subdivision, he loves fishing, working in his yard...but not the rural life! My neices and nephews are all different and don't seem to enjoy the farming community, the rurual closeness of a small town...but all are more interested in progress and living within city limits and the more fast paced life. I realize that change is necessary for progress...but it does sadden me to think about many of the traditions within our own family may be lost, but will live on forever within my heart and memories. I think that is why I enjoy writing about the simple things in life and the passion that I have for my farm, my land, and my heritage...just a few thoughts this morning from the mountains of Kentucky...It's wonderful how a gentle breeze can stir so many emotions, memories, and bring so much to life within our heart and mind...God Bless!
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