Make Something: Seeds
Today’s prompt is to “use seeds to make something.” We have a bag of dried soybeans in our snack bin. Every time I see them I smile and wonder what my […]
Tag Archives: farming
Feed | Unexpected Directions
In the Sibling Discovery Project, we’ve been transitioning from one prompt to the next in a very simple way. I keep all our unused prompts in a zip-top bag in […]
Soil
In March 2013, the Sibling Discovery Project brought us the word soil—a concept that came easily for all of us. Paul’s vision for a carving was vivid. Norma worked with […]
Tractor: Simple Shapes Convey Complex Ideas
Daddy taught all of us to draw a tractor. We drew tractors every Sunday in church, sitting beside him or on his lap. So when our Sibling Discovery Project turned up […]
Grain | Three Perspectives
In the fall of 2012, my siblings and I sold our family farm. The three of us got to be together, in person, for this spectacular shift in all our […]
My dad drove an orange tractor
my dad drove an orange tractor in a sea of green he bobbed along not one shiny surface to catch the sun except his eyes sparkling and satisfied to see […]
Crows
Day 341 prompt: Garden (a limerick) my garden has fifteen rows that interest a murder of crows they toppled my straw man and pooped on my tin pans those pesky birds […]
Sunrise | Paul’s Sketch and Thoughts
When we met to discuss “sunrise,” Paul brought the sketch below. It’s his recollection of a design he saw on a feed sack — something we once had in abundance. […]
Overalls | The Writer Goes Visual
As Norma and Paul and I approached our discussion of “overalls,” my appreciation grew for the smelly, dingy, ragged overalls our father used to wear as farmer’s garb. As a […]
