There are some things I always carry in my pocket. My normal farm getup just isn't complete without these items at hand!

Pocket knife
I ALWAYS carry a knife in my pocket, always clipped onto the side of my right front pocket. You just never know when you'll need it! My knife is my go-to tool. I can't live without it!

Chapstick
Again, this is something I always carry in my right front pocket. I must have chapstick. Life is simply torturous without it!

Lighter
My lighter is always located in my right back pocket. I don't smoke, but I always carry a lighter because it is a great tool. I can't tell you how many times it has been useful for me! It is a handy little thing to carry around and it could save my life if I ever got abandoned in the woods or something, haha.

Baling twine
More often than not, I have at least 2 strands of baling twine in my left back pocket. I always cram twine into that pocket after giving the horses hay. Usually I end up forgetting it there and it stays there for the whole day. There have been times when it was quite useful, like if I needed to make a quick repair, fashion a makeshift leadrope, or even just to braid it into a new dog toy. Twine has so many uses!

This activity was fun and inspirational! I enjoyed seeing the different photos of the Derecho and writing about the 11th one for this prompt.

Today I did a Google Image search on the word "Derecho." I chose this word because we were affected by this type of windy thunderstorm back in July. That storm inspired me to name our "stray" stallion Derecho.

The 11th picture on the image search is an amazing photograph of a Derecho sweeping across the plains of Kansas. These storms are absolutely incredible to look at because they are an eerily beautiful phenomenon. A Derecho is basically a huge storm system that moves rapidly across land in a straight line. The after effects of a Derecho are often catastrophic, leaving trees uprooted, debris everywhere, and many people without power.

We decided to name the stallion (now a Great Gelding, thanks to CVHR!) Derecho because he showed up a few days after the storm.

Writing is one of my favorite past times, especially when the weather outside is yucky. Lately I haven't been writing as much because I can't justify sitting inside on the computer while the sun is shining out there!

Over the years I have compiled quite a bit of poetry. It seems like I go through phases of writing poetry and stories. The most poetry I ever wrote was during my high school years! I used to make myself write at least one poem every day. Now, I just write poetry when I am compelled to do so.

Recently I began to tinker with the idea of writing song lyrics. Most songs are written in a poetic kind of way because they are arranged in stanzas or "verses" and have some kind of rhyming scheme. My husband and I sometimes sit out on the porch together and work on our "music." He plays around on the guitar with different melodies and I write while he plays. Eddie is the musically inclined one in the family, so it's always awesome to sit around and listen to him play. It is so much fun!

Like I mentioned earlier, I haven't been in the mood to write recently. It's spring time and there is A LOT of work to do out on the farm. Between planting, fixing fence, and tending to all of the animals, I don't have much leftover time to write! Once things slow down a bit I'll probably be writing a lot more regularly again...hopefully! ;)