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June 24, 2012 by Jeane George Weigel 2 Comments

What Used to Be

It occurred to me the other day as I stepped past this patch of alfalfa on my land, how I often take for granted so much of what went before. Horses and cattle all love alfalfa, particularly when it is flowering. My entire yard and the surrounding pastures were once lush alfalfa fields and these beautiful clumps come up every year as a reminder of what used to be. As much as I love their wild beauty, I often cut big swaths of it to offer to neighboring horses and cows. And let me tell you, that makes me a very popular neighbor. I know a couple of horses that come trotting to the fence at the sight of my car. It makes me happy to have this evidence of heritage that I can still participate in.

Love to you all,
Jeane


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  1. Jenny Melton says

    June 24, 2012 at 6:04 am

    I love that in your photo, the alfalfa patch is in the shape of a heart. How apropos. Love your blog, by the way.

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    • HighRoadArtist says

      June 24, 2012 at 6:48 am

       I hadn’t seen that Jenny. Thanks for pointing it out. So happy that you love the blog. It is definitely a labor of love and I’m touched that you find something for yourself in it.

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About High Road Artist IMG 9461 150x150I am Jeane George Weigel, a working artist living in the mountains of northern New Mexico, and I do not think you and I are so different.

Every single one of us longs to know what we ache for, to “follow our bliss” as Joseph Campbell famously put it. You may find yours as an artist, a writer, or a teacher. But I am convinced we all yearn to live what is in our hearts. Some of us spend a lifetime discovering what that is. Some never find it.

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