Daily Prompt: Viral

The New York Times is going to feature your blog on its home page, and you’ve been asked to publish a new post — it’ll be the first thing tens of thousands of new readers see. Write it.

Serenity

What has happened to peace and tranquility and times for relaxation and quiet contemplation?  The peaceful sunsets from our back yards, horses grazing in pastures, freshly mowed fields of hay, fishing from a peaceful pond on a warm summer day.. The youth of today has no idea what they are missing out on with all of the modern equipment they are attached to at all times…

There are people out there who have never even seen a cow! The concrete and technology jungle that many of us live in today is encroaching upon our very means of existence and I, for one, am very sad about it.

Some of my favorite childhood memories involve visiting my aunt and uncle’s farm in northern Minnesota. The excitement I felt when pulling into their yard was indescribable. For the next two weeks, I would get to be a “farm girl”! As I got out of the car the smells would hit me, making my senses reel in excitement.. the hay, the grass, the manure and many more that I simply can’t remember right now. The farm dogs would come running up wagging their tails and sniffing to make sure I was okay and not an intruder. Cats would appear from everywhere, rubbing up against my legs as to tell me how happy they were to see me, before they hurried off to their important business of mice catching. My aunt and uncle and cousins would come rushing up, from whatever farm duties they were currently attending to and greet me warmly. I got to look forward to the next two weeks of no TV, home cooked meals of fresh baked bread, milk fresh from the cow and vegetables picked right out of the garden! Oh, how I miss those days!

Up at the crack of dawn to milk the cows, muck out stalls, search for the latest batch of kittens, explore the pastures for whatever incredible thing we might discover, ride on the tractor (and sometimes drive it) to go and check out other pastures…  and being unbelievably dirty most of the time. I didn’t have to wash my hands until dinner time! The list goes on,  but is was all wonderful and magical…  (except for the time I was chased by a skunk – that was not so wonderful…)I even got to see the Northern lights one magical summer. How many city kids have ever seen that, or even know what it is for that matter..

Nature’s miracle

Progress is natural, of course. But I, for one, miss the peaceful and serene days of life on a farm. Hard work and hard play were a natural part of life and every one in the entire family participated.  It’s too bad we are all too busy these days to notice.