When Dad and I drove to the home place the other day, he was astonished to see the level at which the slough has spread east of the barn. The new owner is glad the house and buildings are on a hill – so far, no water in the basement, he reports. Still, he and Dad and I stood next to the pickup and all three shook our heads in that way South Dakotans do, reading one another’s minds without talking.
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Sheri Poore grew up on a Day County dairy farm and is a former Tri-State Neighbor editor now living in Sioux Falls.
Sheri Poore
Tri-State Neighbor columnist
