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Amish Winter Wonderland
An Amish buggy sloshes through the falling snow. I love seeing horse hoofprints between buggy tracks. These pictures were taken over the past few years. I live near Kalona, Iowa and Amish farm...
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Amish and the Coronavirus
The Amish and the whole world stand by, watching to see how the Covid-19 pandemic will play out. This might be the first time in history when the entire globe is unified as we confront a common enemy.I...
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Plowing through a Pandemic
Life has to go on, Pandemic or not. Karma and Karla are ready and willing to help do their part. We pulled our plow out of the barn and brushed off cobwebs. This Emerson plow is over a hundred years...
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Seeds of Hope
After weeks of hitching my horses whenever the weather and my schedule cooperated, we finally planted sweet corn with the hope of yielding a delicious crop. I'm a letter carrier for the United States...
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Applesauce Bonanza
Applesauce apples ripen around the 4th of July every year.Many people think of harvesting apples in the fall. This is true of most varieties of apples, but not Lodi or Yellow Transparent. These sour...
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Clouds and Fields (part 1)
I'm an author, not a photographer.All of my pictures are snapped on my ordinary iPhone. I do crop my photos but that's it. No filters. My original goal of taking pictures had to do with helping people...
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Clouds and Fields (Part 2)
As promised, here are a few more Clouds and Fields photos. These pics are the result of Sunday afternoon/evening drives through Amish farmlands near our home.Unfortunately, I've been discouraged lately...
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Friends Forever
My granddaughters and my Amish horses have been friends for years.Lyla and Kinley have built a long-lasting bond with Karma and Karla even though they live several states apart. Whenever these girls...
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Late Fall
It's time to pick the last few rows of corn, clear off the garden and brace ourselves for an icy blast.Early fall is bright and cheery with colorful leaves and pumpkins. Late fall has another type of...
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Cold Cold Cold
Unbelievable cold gripped the U.S.A.Nobody felt it more than livestock and Amish farm families.Life must go on.Jobs are to be done. Cattle and horses need to be fed. School continues. Laundry washed...
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Early Spring Amish Style
Spring in Amish country is a picture of hope and new life.Winter is a time for endurance. Livestock hide inside the barn waiting for the snow to melt and uncover fresh green pastures.At the first hint...
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A Tribute to Karma
Once in a lifetime, a special friend comes along that you'll never forget. Karma touched my life that way. Our Karma happened to weigh in close to one ton. (2000 lbs) She could pull a plow like a tank...
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Church- 1921 or 2021?
Amish Church hasn't changed much in the past 100 years.However, there are some changes. In 1921 the meeting would have been held inside the farmhouse. In this photo, taken on 7/18/21 the service is...
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Samson and Amish Delilah
Interesting Title?Listen to Thomas Nye on the Buggy Talk PodcastClick Here to Listen to PodcastAmish Fiction Author Tracy Fredrychowski interviews Thomas Nye about his writing career, interest in...
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Mushka
Meet Mushka.If you have been following the Amish Horses Blog, you know I lost my horse named Karma a few months ago. Karma's full-sister Karla grazed our pasture alone most of the summer. I visited...
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The Continuing Saga of Karla and Mushka
Hello Friends-If you follow this blog, you are probably wondering how Karla and Mushka are getting along.We had the normal issues horses have with deciding dominance. It should not be understood the...
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Amish Christmas Collection
How about some Christmas stories?The men of Amish fiction would love to take you on a Christmas adventure.My own horses have a set of Christmas lights on their barn.Thomas Nye's Christmas story takes...
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Early Impressions
Plastic farm animals are awesome!Some of my first memories are of setting up elaborate scenes with plastic farm toys. The natural next step was to encourage my children and grandchildren to do the...
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First Horse Sale
Grandpa (Thomas Nye) and Grandma took our little 2-year-old Ruby to her first draft horse sale a few weeks ago. First, you need to understand, Ruby is horse-crazy just like her grandpa. When we...
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Where Donkeys Rule
There is a place in America where donkeys rule.In Cripple Creek, Colorado donkeys are free to roam the streets at their leisure, and they do. My wife and I recently spent a week in the mountains near...
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Seven Villages
Once upon a time, a group of people with strong religious convictions left their homeland of Germany and transplanted themselves onto American soil.They first began a community in New York state and...
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Amish Church/ Autumn
A perfect fall day for Amish Church.My wife and I were on our way to our non-denominational church for Sunday services when we passed this picturesque Amish farm. Their service had already started and...
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Winter's Short Days
Winter in the Midwest can be brutal. Amish families endure the elements in a way most modern Americans don't have to. Can you imagine hitching up a horse after dark on a cold winter's night just to go...
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Remain True
Remain True: Amana-The newest by author Thomas Nye.Remain True was released on January 31, 2023Leaving behind the crowds of Chicago and a failed relationship, author Timothy Hayes enters the Amana...
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Our New Home
A pile of lumber arrived on Labor Day of 2022. I was surprised Menards delivered on a holiday. Our construction crew began working on our new home the next week, and we moved in on our 42nd anniversary...
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