Rural Reflections

This week's Rural Reflecitons is about a missing dog and a group that exists to retrieve lost animals just like him. This is the Missing Meiko. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant declares his Declaration of Independence from summer in this week's letter to his brother, Dave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

That summer storm that made me think of times past and the high price of that little slice of nostalgia See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Human mistakes and actions taken by people who wanted what they didn't need created, and then brought to a close, the Crookston Cattle Company. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Clifford the cat contemplates the day while Grant explains how he bends his own perspective on the passage of time in one letter to his brother, Dave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When Grant takes the local pulse, he goes to the nearest bullentin board See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

How many apps do we need to simply say "Hello? See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When considering a theme for summer 2025, Grant decides to go back to a favorite pastime. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A Town without its lake becomes a lake without its town. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Have you ever watched a memory fade? All structures have a shelf life but the emotions that make them important are timeless. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Boredom brought opportunity to the farm in the farm of creativity, such as creating an activity called "hitting rocks with sticks See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant Nelson has written letters to his brother Dave for about half a century. This tradition is one they share with listeners at KFGO. Pear over their shoulders and see what Grant has to say this week! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you ever feel like more is never enough? So does Grant Nelson in this week's Rural Reflections See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As spring arrives, it brings with it robins,  a new relationship to the land....and metaphors. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is history important to you? This week Rural Reflections talks about the place history has in our lives. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When it comes to projects, Grant finds peace through the quiet medium of subtle change that requires only his work and focus to connect with memories. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This is a letter to Grant's brother who lives in Carrington, North Dakota. A family tradition between them which has existed in some form for five decades! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Does age give back more than it takes? Does it improve the sound of life's violin. There's only one way to find out-press play! See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some questions in life are simple, others take longer to understand. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant talks of his admiration for two gentleman he knows who have accomplished much in their lives. They just both happen to be named...Dave. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant says it's okay to putter, then gives a few productive ways to putter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Some people need a few weeks away in the sun to get through winter. This week Grant talks about his favorite vacation place-his shop. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant asks what has become of local music groups and whether music is still important to us. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

While most wish for spring to arrive soon, Grant says he can wait while he enjoys winter. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There are a lot of good ways to spend time, however for Grant nothing is as consistently enjoyable as feeding the animals. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.