I have been back and forth between Colorado and Missouri so many times over the past 16 months to help my family as my parents experience a variety of health problems. Many moments have been heartbreaking, and some have been beautiful, and I am grateful to have been able to be there for them all. These photos are a glimpse of peaceful moments I found during evening walks along the long driveway and fields of my childhood home in rural Missouri.
Arriving at sunset last June, my family's front field blurs together as we approach the driveway.
Our dogs, reunited, enjoy "cousin" time on a walk along the driveway between grass and clover fields that will be cut for hay in a few weeks time.
Clover fields provide a more nutritious meal for cattle, and are beautiful in summer.
Winter sunset over the front field as seen from the gate and cattle guard.
Winter sky over fields of gently rolling hills and trees that grow along the lower spaces where the tractors that cut hay in the summer don't reach.
My dog Callisto enjoys the excitement of farm-dog life on our late-afternoon walk.
A heavy winter fog in the front field makes the nearby trees along the creek stand out.
A cow's perspective as I stand in the field and look back at the driveway and unfenced spaces.
Callisto enjoys the farm sights, sounds, and smells from the frozen pond in the front field.
Winter sunset between the trees along the creek my sister and I would walk as children.