attachment

Jack Jasper, main drive, Rosni Farm, Madison County, Virginia

I had no idea that I would become so attached to the world, to people, places and things, a debilitating level of attachment.
So much to remember.

Sciurus carolinensis

May 12-18 is bike week. For an exciting ride, cycle Route 250 from Park Street to the proposed YMCA location. Helmets a must.

Dreamland

harbinger

Harbinger-anything that foreshadows a future event; omen; sign.
Real estate agent walking the fields of the heartland?
Harbinger of cul de sacs,
an ominous sign.

Heartland

D.W.Shifflet, front porch, Rosni Farm

The part of a region considered essential to the viability and survival of the whole, esp. a central land area relatively invulnerable to attack and capable of economic and political self-sufficiency.--Dictionary.com

Heartland

Rosni Farm, Madison County, Virginia

Sing the rain on the roof on a summer night
Where they still know wrong from right.
Sing a song about the heartland.
Sing a song about my life.--George Strait

day of rest