I'm honored to present a guest writer on the blog. Cindy has given me opportunity to guest write on her blog "Traveling Adventures of a Farm Girl". Now she has graced my blog with another take on July 4th, in Franklin ~ Rick By Cindy Ladage There is something very American about celebrating the 4th … Continue reading Independence Day From the Tractor Seat
My 47 H almost sat out this year's tractor drive. I honestly wasn't sure how I was going to promote the drive through video and still photography from the seat of an antique tractor. I've already lost a smart phone attempting to take pictures and drive at the same time. My equipment is expensive and … Continue reading Pay it Forward
2020 has been a year for adjustments to a new normal. Most every social event has been canceled due to social distancing guidelines. It's hard to keep country folk isolated though, as my opening remarks revealed. Franklin, IL. historically has Independence Day festivities. You can reference more information in my archive by reading Hometown Country … Continue reading Droves of Drivers, Franklin 4th of July,2020
It dawned on me that a good journalist uses more than written words to tell a story. There are other tools of presentation available. I'm going to do another feature of my photography work in this article. I'm also going to share one of my secrets, that I discovered, to enhance photographs. Instagram is actually … Continue reading Another Form of Journalism
It seems my novelist skills were well received. Some of the Facebook group have encouraged me to create further content of this manner. I will continue to stay within the parameters of my blog main topics though. Strangeness in the South 40 Continues. I didn't tell anybody about my encounter when I got to the … Continue reading More Fiction
Its March, the time of year to look forward to the tractor season. Everyone is starting to wrap up winter work on the show collection or pulling tractors. Anticipation of the new year, event planning and travel schedules are usually being finalized. This year is facing a delay. I'm sure everyone is aware of COVID-19. … Continue reading Calm down!
I need to get out more and discover material to report. For a change up, I'm going to give my following an opportunity to review my novelistic talent. Strangeness in the South 40 Our farm operation was several years behind the times. Our neighbors planted straight rows using GPS and enjoyed the comfortable controlled environment … Continue reading Fiction Fun
It's funny, to me anyway, how interests change concerning the antique tractor passion. I can't remember not having love for tractors. I'm pretty sure I was born with it. Financial resources probably have a great determination on what involvement a hobbyist can have. I'm sure storage is also a factor. I started out as a … Continue reading Change, Change, Change
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