Fence Post Diaries

Because life is best navigated with a sense of humor treated with a dose of optimism

My New Workout: The Catwalk

November 3, 2016

Out here in rural America, “working out” is different than large cities. There is no need to go to a gym when there is a pile of fence posts that needs to be sorted and stacked. There is no need to run in the park when you have miles of gravel roads or a wayward … More My New Workout: The Catwalk

A Farmer’s Prayer (or Rancher’s Prayer)

April 19, 2013

Dear Lord, I don’t ask for too much A happy family, rain, & such But there is one thing I’d bring to your attention So small, hardly worth a mention That someday, when the land is paid And our hair is gone or grayed That, when we’re done with our turn on the land It … More A Farmer’s Prayer (or Rancher’s Prayer)