Take a break

I wear protection to try to save as much of my hearing that I have left. Mowing, running the tractor, or operating power tools like a saw, I wear something to soften the sound. On this day, I hung the earmuffs on the post by the gate.

I don't know why it struck me when I noticed this but I took a quick pic.

Taken on a sunny but cold day in February. A post that is wired tightly to a second post and braced to hang the gate. The one post is hollowed out top but not occupied by any birds.

Just a couple of lonely posts with a little bit of moss growing and my blue earmuffs giving it some more color. A blue sky with just a wisp of clouds, the neighbor's farm on the crest of the hill a mile or so away.

I see some interesting things when I take a brief pause to give a chance to look at the acreage. Sometimes taking the earmuffs off, I can hear the beauty of the land as well

So, I guess this reminds myself to take a break, look around and listen, deeply listen to the land.

There might be something that can be easily missed.