A homestead farm sits nestled in the eastern mountains,
Creating everything needed to sustain the pioneering spirit.
Individualists, yet dependent on neighboring settlements
For community, support, and steadfast faith.
Horsepower literally measured for a simple life,
Draft steeds steadily working plow, mower, and rake.
Image © Brenda K Phillips
Verse © Mark A Phillips
Retired hay rack in a barn in the Smokey Mountain National Park, North Carolina.