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Farm Livin’

November 12, 2012 By Talya Tate Boerner 25 Comments

Today I am participating in a week of ThanksBlogging with Arkansas Women Bloggers.  Today’s challenge is to take a photo of something I am thankful for and enhance it with Pic Monkey.

Highway 140, Mississippi County, Arkansas
I am thankful to have been raised on a farm,
where I learned the smell and feel of dirt,
where a traffic jam means being stuck behind a tractor.
I breathe it in, hold it inside, take it with me.
talya
Musical Pairing:
She Thinks My Tractor’s Sexy, Kenny Chesney


“I know the pleasure of pulling up root vegetables. They are solvable mysteries.” 
― Novella Carpenter

Filed Under: Family, Farm Tagged With: John Deere, sister, Staci Tate, thankful

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Comments

  1. Angi Cartwright says

    November 12, 2012 at 5:18 am

    Keep Manhatten, just give me that Countryside.

    Reply
  2. TimH says

    November 12, 2012 at 6:33 am

    Cool Beans, Talya!=)

    Reply
  3. Hello! I'm Kate. says

    November 12, 2012 at 6:49 am

    I love the picture! So cool!

    I wasn’t raised on the farm, but we went to the family farm just about every weekend, & now I’m trying to figure out a way to buy me my own! I love farm life!

    Stopping by from AWB!

    Reply
  4. Colene says

    November 12, 2012 at 8:06 am

    It’s a different life for sure but such a good life. Loved visiting my grandparents on the farm as a child.

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  5. Nikki Brewer says

    November 12, 2012 at 8:18 am

    Love Arkansas farms!!

    Reply
  6. MJ Shellabarger says

    November 12, 2012 at 8:48 am

    beautiful!

    Reply
  7. Anonymous says

    November 12, 2012 at 9:18 am

    You are probably going to make Mississippi County,Arkansas famous one day.When people read your books some day they will say: “I remember her. She was raised on a farm in Arkansas.I think in Mississippi County. Oh, and I think she went to school at Keiser and graduated from Rivercrest. Yeah, I remember her. I think she moved to Dallas……..but she was raised right here in Mississippi County!”

    Love the picture and the read. It looks like it was right out in front of the house. thefarmBAT

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 12, 2012 at 12:12 pm

      It was taken between the Keiser turnoff and your house.

      Reply
    • Ashley Ederington says

      November 12, 2012 at 5:31 pm

      I see that sight all the time and I am also thankful for being raised on a farm!

      Reply
  8. glitterandrainbows says

    November 12, 2012 at 10:49 am

    Nice!

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  9. Amanda says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:48 pm

    LOVE, love, LOVE your photo! I’d love to know what you used to get that effect. I’ll email you;)
    Amanda

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 12, 2012 at 2:49 pm

      thanks Amanda!

      Reply
  10. Karen says

    November 12, 2012 at 1:56 pm

    Very cool picture. I would love to live on a farm, at least for a little while!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 12, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      Good for the kiddos!

      Reply
  11. Park Wife says

    November 12, 2012 at 2:22 pm

    I love farm pics and this one is very cool!!!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 12, 2012 at 2:47 pm

      Thank you!

      Reply
  12. Anonymous says

    November 12, 2012 at 2:42 pm

    Keep Manhattan, Just give me that countryside! Winner!

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 12, 2012 at 2:49 pm

      That should have been my musical pairing! Duh.

      Reply
  13. Mark says

    November 12, 2012 at 2:50 pm

    I do love the smell of freshly tilled soil.

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 12, 2012 at 5:32 pm

      🙂

      Reply
  14. TPrice says

    November 12, 2012 at 5:25 pm

    My drive home in the mornings, after taking Claire to school, are some of my very favorites; not because I may have the rest day to myself, but at least 30 minutes. I love to open the sunroof and crack the windows enough for a rowdy breeze but not enough to blow my contacts out. Last week as I turned off of 55N, to my very pleasant surprise, the air smelled of pumpkins! -Just another unexpected delight of farm life and country living! 🙂 I completely understand your love for the smell of the dirt…it keeps our roots intact.

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  15. Talya Tate Boerner says

    November 12, 2012 at 5:32 pm

    and you live in an amazing place! I love your property and the surrounding area:))

    Reply
  16. geezeronthego says

    November 12, 2012 at 7:16 pm

    Awesome job on the photo. Looks professional. Do you do book covers?

    Reply
    • Talya Tate Boerner says

      November 12, 2012 at 7:21 pm

      maybe:)

      Reply
  17. Kelly Jo says

    November 12, 2012 at 9:09 pm

    Love the photo and song pairing!

    Reply

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