Rural Reflections

Personal responsibility has become the hot potato no one wants to end up holding last. It's actually your chance to build character. (this is more interesting than it sounds!)See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Three decades of memories gather in an old corral made for very little money and hauled on on old, converted boat trailerSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Teen-agers aren't working as much during the summer. This week Grant ruminates on what they are missing.  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The story of three television channels (maybe 3 1/2) a boy and his dogSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Grant loves it when a plan works out, and has too tell his brother Dave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Memories and emotions abound when the rain arrrives...See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Ever seen little free library or a self-serve vegetable stand? There are the unattended stations and this week Rural Reflections goes in searh of these fun little outposts.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Rural Reflections delves into the very unscientific art of naming gopers which display werefolf-like habits.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Are data centers going to drive up the cost of residential electricity?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

If you can't write poetry, you can always plant it.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Rural Reflections headquarters begins a new bird survey just as project feederwatch endsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"As we look to the skies at the work of Artemis II, our struggle may unite us"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"The crinkle of pulp paper and the occasional color picture are elements of farm magazines that bring Rural Reflections back to a time when farming was a passion, more than a business."See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

"In this episode of Rural Reflections, Grant asks brother Dave if his legacy will be his battle with buckthorn"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Small projects represent big ideas and welcome learning in this week's Rural ReflectionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

In life or in the gym, you can't get much done until you find out "what's your why?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

High school sports are there to develop healthy bodies and good character, they are not career training.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When an idea isn't podcast, but it is a paragraph, you put it together with a few other ideas and call it Rural ReflectionsSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Heading out west to see our dreams comes true and see life from the perspective of Hoyt Axton.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The loss of valuable soil now has a number attached to it and mirrors a history not worth repeating.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Antique, Collectible or just plain old? Grant finds an answer to this question that he never expected.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

When buying batteries forces a change to white bread and bologna, Grant has to tell his brother Dave.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Is the art of thankfulness a victim of one of those cultural changes that always plays to the poorest of character?"See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

There isn't much better than watching high school hockey while two seventh grade annoucers describe it in a way they call, "talkin' hockey.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Do you get fired up for the Winter Olympics? Are they any more newsworthy than who plays the halftime show at the Super Bowl?See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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 giftSee 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 DaveSee 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 usSee 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.