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Author: Lenny Wells

The Full Life of Empty Rural Spain

The Full Life of Empty Rural Spain

Essay can be found here: https://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2025/05/the-full-life-of-empty-rural-spain/?amp=1 Many thanks to Front Porch Republic for publishing this one. Continue reading The Full Life of Empty Rural Spain

On The Meaning of Nature’s Patterns and Orchard Design

On The Meaning of Nature’s Patterns and Orchard Design

“Everyone wishes a measure of mystery in their life that they have done nothing in particular to deserve.”—-Jim Harrison How … Continue reading On The Meaning of Nature’s Patterns and Orchard Design

Eisenhower’s Turkeys

Eisenhower’s Turkeys

Many thanks to Tom Beckbe for publishing this one. Click the link to read at TomBeckbe.com Continue reading Eisenhower’s Turkeys

A Question of Limits

A Question of Limits

I have always been a relatively slow employer of new technology. I innately resist change so I am sure my … Continue reading A Question of Limits

False Spring

False Spring

It is February and purple henbit is once again blooming in the fallow fields of south Georgia. Interesting plant, henbit. … Continue reading False Spring

Hair of The Dog

Hair of The Dog

My Stihl pole saw is 7 feet long. It doesn’t telescope in and out, so it’s lighter in weight than … Continue reading Hair of The Dog

A Lesson in Humility

A Lesson in Humility

Of all the virtues, it is perhaps humility that is hardest to hold. We all experience humility along the way … Continue reading A Lesson in Humility

Shoeboxes In The Closet

Shoeboxes In The Closet

There are a series of old shoe boxes on the top shelf of my closet that date back to the … Continue reading Shoeboxes In The Closet

Cuckoos

Cuckoos

As much as I love what I do, sometimes I’m at work in the orchard on days when I’m weary … Continue reading Cuckoos

Seeing The Country

Seeing The Country

Many thanks to Salvation South for publishing this essay here Continue reading Seeing The Country

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