Things That I Like~

Things that I like,

are to hear Sandhill cranes fly over my head in the spring and fall
and the song of a meadowlark on a summer day

the smell of spring in the early morning
and lightening bugs flashing late at night in July

to see the brome grass dance in a summer breeze
and the bluestem turn a fiery color in the fall

when a horse walks out, ears pricked forward
and when he turns on dime for a cow

the first light of morning on the horizon
and when the sunset turns bright oranges, purples, blues and pinks

the way the light shines warm after a thunderstorm
and the way the grass is Ireland green in June.

how cows string out for miles on a cattle drive
and the way a wild cattle wreck makes for a good tall tale

the perfect sound of silence in winter
and the riotous noise of abundant life in summer

to see the first robin of spring
and to pick wild chokecherries and plums in late July

the smell of fresh cut hay on a July meadow
and weaned calves on the lush regrowth in September

turning cattle out to green grass in May
and cattle spread out to kingdom come in early morning June.

snow squalls in March that come out of nowhere
and a good thunderstorm in June and July and August

trailing pairs across the hills in April
and brandings every other day in May

sorting pairs for summer range in late May
and bringing them home to wean in the fall

fresh horses on a frosty morning
and dog-tired ponies, head dragging, walking home

purplish-blue spiderworts dotting the hills in June
and blankets of sunflowers in the last weeks of August

when the ice goes out of the lakes in March
and when the frogs start croaking in the meadows

the way the Sandhills seem to swallow me up in protection
and the way they hug me when I come back into their midst

a cool cloudy day in July and August
and a warm sunny day in January and February

good friends cowboying together
and helping neighbors get their cattle work done in the spring and fall

Oh, and wild roses in June.

XO Megan