tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post8494661853342812636..comments2024-03-14T02:18:13.285-05:00Comments on T h e | D e e p | M i d d l e: Oklahoma -- Part 3 -- Corn, Custer, CheyenneBenjamin Vogthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-78217032351626526632012-01-31T11:22:35.585-06:002012-01-31T11:22:35.585-06:00Connie--My great aunts told me each farm windmill ...Connie--My great aunts told me each farm windmill has its own cadence and rhythm. I thought that was neat, esp since the only thing left in most fields is the windmill.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-69459513739892840832012-01-31T11:18:21.998-06:002012-01-31T11:18:21.998-06:00Beautifully written. The prairies have a haunting,...Beautifully written. The prairies have a haunting,lonely sort of beauty...all their own. I am always drawn to the windmills, in whatever state of decay they may be in.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-89065308342579458112011-06-10T12:19:00.875-05:002011-06-10T12:19:00.875-05:00Les--it's interseting how we go back to places...Les--it's interseting how we go back to places we despised / despise, and find something better of ourselves there, something new and good. I suppose it's like developing a taste for water and vegetables vs. Fruit Loops and candy. And you're right, native americans were no kind to each other in many instances. The Osage in OK were particularly brutal to other nearby tribes.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-31586669316412256902011-06-09T19:44:40.716-05:002011-06-09T19:44:40.716-05:00Benjamin, this was quite the full post, and I now ...Benjamin, this was quite the full post, and I now know a bit more about Oklahoma, and your family background. I knew in the back of my head that the treatment of native Americans by the new Americans was not a pretty picture. However, I also know that the relationships between different tribes was not one of sweetness and light either. Your family's "travels" around Europe remindLeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18281256160705697856noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-3055165191157729022011-06-09T14:28:29.574-05:002011-06-09T14:28:29.574-05:00IF--I've always wanted to visited New England ...IF--I've always wanted to visited New England in the fall, my favorite season. But I'm a Plains boy. It is surprising to learn just how diverse the landscape of OK are, a true bridging of east and west, north and south--and as a result, its history is definitive of America's (oh, must remember this line and put into the book!).Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-39473346655330190362011-06-09T13:28:36.684-05:002011-06-09T13:28:36.684-05:00Living in New York, I have always wanted to visit ...Living in New York, I have always wanted to visit the contrast of the flatlands in the Central US. Oklahoma might be a good place to start.Indoor Fountainshttp://www.kineticfountains.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-37063677841135503792011-06-08T08:27:54.430-05:002011-06-08T08:27:54.430-05:00Gene--Boy, that's a long time ago! I'm sur...Gene--Boy, that's a long time ago! I'm sure a lot has changed, and a lot hasn't--the latter of which is, for me, the appeal to living on the plains. I'm glad you enjoyed these three Oklahoma posts--I wish I could cpature and convey a more accurate sense of the landscapes in the images, especially.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-1573308832649815712011-06-07T22:40:21.395-05:002011-06-07T22:40:21.395-05:00Great posts Benjamin. My grandfather immigrated f...Great posts Benjamin. My grandfather immigrated from Bohemia to South Dakota where i was raised. I left almost 50 years ago but the prairie I was raised on left indelible marks on my character. While I feel a closeness to the people and land, I've always thought that I was destined to never live there. And when I leave after a visit I think of the lyrics ' happiness is .... in your Genehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00193567298698046763noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-87634235925277057612011-06-07T08:49:51.095-05:002011-06-07T08:49:51.095-05:00Susan--Well, if it is guilt, it needs to be more p...Susan--Well, if it is guilt, it needs to be more proactive. Or I don't know. It seems shifty and unerhanded and not real genuine. And guilt isn't healthy, anyway.Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-10351104800277430842011-06-06T22:14:47.725-05:002011-06-06T22:14:47.725-05:00That damn surrey with the fringe on the top.
Whit...That damn surrey with the fringe on the top.<br /><br />White-man's guilt. Been there. Anyone living in the west needs to deal it at some point. Sometimes it hits me, that I'm probably living on land claimed by generations of people who had traditions with that land that were much gentler and more honorable than my own. Such thoughts of shame and anger are hard eating with your breakfast Susan in the Pink Hathttp://inkandpenstemon.tumblr.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-43978980167227371602011-06-06T11:43:30.327-05:002011-06-06T11:43:30.327-05:00Suzanne--Oofta! Thanks!! Did you read the other tw...Suzanne--Oofta! Thanks!! Did you read the other two OK posts? It's my next book, but a long way from being even a first draft. And as an aside: Olie walks by his best friend's house, Sven, and sees a sign that reads "Boat For Sale." Olie yells over, "Ey der Sven, ya don't have a boat, all ya have is a snowmobile and lawnmower." Sven hollers back, "Yah, der Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-84881347596615684102011-06-06T09:44:31.754-05:002011-06-06T09:44:31.754-05:00Okay Benjamin...I think that was the neatest blog ...Okay Benjamin...I think that was the neatest blog entry I've read in a long time. I'm a history buff too. AND I'm a Minniesootan too ya know. =) (Minnesota speak to all of you wondering why I didn't use spell check).<br /><br />Really neat...you have a new subscriber!<br />Fairchild Farmgirl<br />fairchildfarmgirl.blogspot.comFairchild Farmgirlhttp://fairchildfarmgirl.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-59734123247484546982011-06-04T10:28:11.282-05:002011-06-04T10:28:11.282-05:00Donna--That's what I hope my book will do! Tha...Donna--That's what I hope my book will do! Thanks for encouraging me and stopping by!Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-42986373982060284562011-06-03T23:49:53.370-05:002011-06-03T23:49:53.370-05:00wonderful family stories intermingled with the ric...wonderful family stories intermingled with the rich history that is OK and the US!!Donnahttp://gardenseyeview.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-84758905342817245332011-06-01T16:37:55.435-05:002011-06-01T16:37:55.435-05:00We must've sang that song every day in music c...We must've sang that song every day in music class. There isn't one day since then I haven't caught myself humming a few bars, and I'm 34. I hate that song!Benjamin Vogthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661489036836711335noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9218275625589637009.post-87044131142914855702011-06-01T15:09:24.333-05:002011-06-01T15:09:24.333-05:00Today the settlers are claiming rainforests.
You...Today the settlers are claiming rainforests. <br /><br />Your post brought Oklahoma to life for me, more than the song from the musical I could sing with you ;¬)Diana Studerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12286066768376135880noreply@blogger.com