Rural Reflections

When is the farm shop more than just a shop? Maybe a better question is, "when isn't it? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It's winter whether you like it or not, why not try to approach it with a positive attitude? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Time for Rural Reflections to wrap up the Christmas season with a letter to brother Dave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Christmas is a time to focus on the greatest gift and to end our focus on the things that get int he way of that gift See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant does not really hibernate in winter however the solace he finds here is very real. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Grant celebrates the cats that he and Lisa love and their perspective which he greatly enjoys. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant enters the "Offensive Lineman" phase of hi life and feels a little lost, at least at first. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Personal revelations can be found anywhere; Grant found his in the barn. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As deer hunters take to the field, Grant watches and admires their deer stands. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week, Grant is watching the birds and trying not to feed the raccoons during another season of Project Feederwatch. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grain elevators have attracted public attention as storage of soybeans gained important this growing season. Rural Reflection remembers when it was all about the Orage Crush Soda-well, sort of. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Light of Harvest in a Letter to Dave See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Whether a veterinarian is fictional character or world-reknowned for their work, Grant has a great admiration for all of them. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ending up at a playground may not be a bad end for Grant's memories of the pull-type combine. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The cat with nine lives fuels a passion for land-based flight. (just give a listen, you'll see what we mean) See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week Grant watches the installation of a weather station while he stays firmly on the widewalk and out of the way. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Junk fest and farming are just two of the highlights from Grant's letter to his brother, Dave Nelson in Carrington, North Dakota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The need for paper books versus a Kindle and a choice of knobs and buttons over touch screens from the perspective of a kindly, old gentleman-or at least as close as Grant can try to appear as one. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant heads out for a pre-dawn adventure in his home territory of Viking, Minnesota. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Grant looks back at the summer of 2025, it's a stream of good animal memories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Grant gets a little nostalgic for farm life from the ninteties, he connect with Dean Carlson from "So This is Farming. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant's letter to his brother Dave in Carrington, North Dakota this month has a special news report! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of the final projects for 2025 at the Nelson farm, is something good for the local pollinators and pleasing to everyone's eye. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A few days at the county fair can give good insight into all of us See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sometimes active listening and active living are both found by taking the same off-ramp. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.