As I was driving off of Mosie’s farm, I looked in the rearview mirror and saw two of his daughters, proud Amish women, planting beans out in the sun on a hot and humid day.

It’s the kind of photo I like to take, different, iconic and far enough away to  honor my understanding – photos from a distance are fine.

I am drawn to photos of these women working, they are strong and remind me of Willa Cather’s prairie women. I think these photo say a lot about them.