And the Mice Dream
by William Fields
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Title
And the Mice Dream
Artist
William Fields
Medium
Photograph - Photograph
Description
Alone far from town, it sits like an island in the sea of bottom land that once was part of a mighty river. Mice play hide and seek among the grain and hay that sits in bins waiting to be used. Then they sleep and dream of warmer days far away from the ice and frost that hardens and coats the topsoil that goes thirty feet deep. This old barn was built by strong men with even stronger timbers cut from the forest margin five miles away from the river in a green wood. The time-warped eaves are covered in spider webs clear to the rafters. Dust specks dance where golden shafts of light leak through storm damaged holes in its roof. The soil is so rich here that the crops seem to jump from the earth. The mice dream. It is a dream of a future bounty that is shared with the men and women who will plant and harvest the corn to come. And the mice dream.
And the Mice Dream is a photo of an old barn out in the bottom land near Berger, Missouri. There are miles of fields along the Missouri River that were once part of the great water itself. The levees were built early in the 20th century and this astonishingly rich land became available for cultivation. There are gravel roads that weave their way through the bottoms that allow a truck or a tractor to move about for whatever work needs to be done. I have hunted and wandered in these fields for all the time I have lived here. It is hard to imagine why such an expanse of nothingness keeps calling me back... but it does.
An interesting side note: once I began processing this picture, I noticed that this barn of indeterminable age has a couple of solar panels on the roof. I imagine the farmer uses them to keep his tractor batteries charged and ready to go.
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Comments (13)
Valerie Greene
I read your title and ask what they dream about and your narrative always tells. I lived in Missouri for quite a few years in Morrison and went to school in Chamois. Partied in Herman. Was there last Thanksgiving. f/v
William Fields replied:
Thanks Valerie. Small world. I bet we know some of the same people in this area.
Cheri Randolph
William, your description that it's like an island is spot on. Maybe it is the surrounding terrain, but I get the impression that this is a flowing river still. It's a wonderfully minimalist composition with the focal point on the strength and ingenuity of the American farmer. voted
William Fields replied:
Cheri, you're absolutely right. During spring floods these old barns and the odd tree are the only things above water. Thanks very much!