Saturday, September 20, 2014

Oklahoma Farmstead

What happened here?
  • Maybe a momma cat named Daisy gave birth to three yellow kittens under that front porch...
  • Maybe a young dad planted that tree for his newborn daughter...
  • Maybe a 10-year old boy who knew better than to climb up the windmill fell and broke his left arm...
  • Maybe the there's a cellar in the back yard where shelves were lined with jars of pickles, beans, and tomato juice and where the anxious family waited out tornado season weather...
  • Maybe there was a huge garden in the field where tassels waved from the rows of corn and sunflowers grew on the far edge just because the momma thought they were pretty...
  • Maybe a big Sears catalog was delivered to that mailbox every year, then everybody took turns leafing through its pages...
  • Maybe Rex, the most loyal family dog ever, was buried under that second little tree in the side yard...
  • Maybe peas were shelled and beans were snapped under that awning on the back side...
  • Maybe sheets were sometimes hung out to dry on the bars of the windmill...
  • Maybe there was a disagreement after the hailstorm on whether the new roof should be green or brown...
  • Maybe there was a long table inside where the best roast beef, potatoes, and carrots were served to family and friends every Sunday after church...
  • Maybe a couple waved good bye as their last child drove away to college then held hands and gave thanks for a good life...
Farm life happened here...

Thank you to Cheri Wollenberg for taking the reference photograph.  
The farmstead house stands close to Pocasset, Oklahoma.  
I painted this for her Month #1 Challenge on Pinterest.


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