Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 300

~ John W. Howell

This is the 300th post that Keith Channing has created as a prompt. I joined his prompts after the 36th. So this means I have been enjoying and participating in Keith’s prompts since August 4th, 2015. Boy, time flies when you are having fun. Congratulations Keith on a fine job.

In Keith’s words.

“Using this photo (below) as inspiration, write a short story, flash fiction, scene, poem; anything, really; even just a caption for the photograph. Either put it (or a link to it) in a comment or email it to me at keithchanning@gmail.com before 6pm next Sunday (if you aren’t sure what the time is where I live, this link will tell you). If you post it on your own blog or site, a link to this page would be appreciated, but please also mention it in a comment here.

Go on. You know you want to. Let your creativity and imagination soar. I shall display the entries next Monday.”

The photo,

Kreative Kue #300

Westward Ho by John W. Howell

“Amos. Come here and look at this.”

“What is it.”

“There is someone out in the south pasture on a lawn tractor.”

“I told you to make sure that gate was locked.”

“Never mind that. What is she doing there.”

“From my view, she’s mowing the hay.”

“We don’t want that do we?”

“I’ve thought it’s about time. I was just looking over the baler yesterday.”

“But she is cutting the hay, and look how it is blowing out in little pieces.”

“I think you’re right. That’s not the kind of thing we want. Hey, you on the tractor. in the pasture.”

“Me.”

“Are you on a tractor?”

“I think so.”

“Are you the only one in the pasture?”

“Besides you?”

“Yes.”

“I guess so.”

“So what are you doing here.”

“Heading West.”

“Heading West? On a lawnmower?”

“It’s the only vehicle I have.”

“But you are making a mess of my pasture.”

“I thought you would appreciate getting it cut.”

“The pieces are so small I won’t be able to pick them up.”

“Oh, I never thought of that.”

“You from around here.”

“No. I’m from New York.”

“New York City?”

“Yes.”

“And you came all the way to Iowa from there?”

“Yes.”

“Well, I have to give it to you. I couldn’t imagine doing that myself.”

“You want me to finish the mowing?”

“Maybe you need a break. What’s your name?”

“Jenny. Jenny Deere.”

“You wouldn’t be related to-”

“John Deere? Yup, he’s my dad.”

68 thoughts on “Tuesday – Anything Possible – Kreative Kue # 300”

  4. You’ve been doing this for a very long time, no wonder I can never beat you… okay, and you’re more ingenious than I. Good job.
    My thought was, “He told me to do laps around the yard , but he didn’t say How I had to do them!”

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  5. Very creative read on the prompt, John. Only you could have connected the girl with John Deere. As always, thanks for the morning chuckles. 😊

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    1. Here is a quick one. 🎶You started my day with a smile when you offered to walk that last mile. Sorry to say my love but that mile I can’t rise above. I’ve earned every step of the way and it remains my debt to pay. I’m sorry I shot him dead and wish he never has said. Those awful words to you but he did and now we’re through. 🎶 😁

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  8. That picture offers so very many possibilities… I rather like where you went with it. Fun stuff as always. Wow… both you and Keith are deserving of kudos!

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  18. Haha! Jenny Deere—what a gal. Your story made me think of a somewhat similar story. One of the groups I volunteer with reads the local newspaper so that people with vision issues can still get the news. We read newspapers from small communities, so the “crime” in their cities is pretty funny. We used to read these papers on live radio without rehearsal. One story I read was about a stranger who got on somebody’s lawn tractor and started cutting the homeowner’s lawn. The homeowner was distressed and called the police, who came and apprehended the mower. I could barely keep it together because it sounded so ridiculous. Bigtime crime! 🤣

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  19. Mr. Deere would be very proud, of course, he might not be too happy about his daughter driving a product made by the competition. 🙂 Congratulations, to Keith for the 300th photo prompt! Well done!

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