https://newellsposts.com/2025/11/15/ive-gone-to-substack-alton-county-statesman/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/coat.jpgCoathttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/auction-2.jpgAuctionhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/auction-1.jpgAuctionhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/auction.jpgAuction2025-11-15T22:21:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2024/10/11/an-adverse-possession/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/thumbnail_img_0756.jpgthumbnail_IMG_0756https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/image.pngimage2024-10-11T16:04:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2023/12/24/leifs-theology/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/leif-frontcover4256.jpgLeif-FRONTCOVER[4256]2023-12-24T16:05:40+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2023/08/12/what-is-character/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/farm-pond.jpgFarm pond2023-08-12T16:59:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2023/07/24/sense-of-place/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/image.pngimage2023-07-26T14:14:57+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2023/06/22/backstories/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/newell-searle-copy.jpgNewell Searle - Copy2023-06-22T20:30:28+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/about/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/newell-searle.jpgNewell Searle2023-06-22T20:03:15+00:00weekly0.6https://newellsposts.com/2020/05/08/change-of-address/2020-05-08T01:41:05+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2019/10/23/listening/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/radio.jpgRadio2019-10-23T20:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2018/05/29/celebrating-decoration-day/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/314111-052918.jpg314111-052918Belgium: Tomb of the Unknownhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/vfw_color_guard_marching_foggy_wet_day_cg1p660336c_th.jpgVFW Color Guard Marching on a Foggy DayVFW Color Guard https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/th.jpgBuddy Poppy2018-05-30T11:11:23+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2018/05/26/before-we-had-amazon-we-had-sears-roebuck/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/thgnk9gxx8.jpgthGNK9GXX82018-05-26T17:26:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2018/03/26/1132/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/st-johns.jpgSt. JohnsSt. John's Episcopal Churchhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/janesv511.jpgJanesv51[1]https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/janesv1631.jpgJanesv163[1]St. John's Episcopal Churchhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/janesv411.jpgJanesv41[1]Janesville, 1950'shttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/easter-2-49.jpgEaster 2 '49Easter on the prairie, 19492018-03-27T02:17:18+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2017/11/24/a-slice-of-humble-pie/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/heinz-gertie-jpg.jpgHeinz.Gertie. jpgWe are part of a web of life2017-11-24T16:28:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2017/09/19/a-glorious-miracle/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/09/fullsizerender.jpgFullSizeRender2017-09-19T03:28:54+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2017/08/01/whose-spittin-image/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/granary-fdn.jpggranary fdnhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/capture.pngCaptureThe Results of DNAhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/samuel-searl.jpgSamuel SearlSamuel Searl 1796-18752017-08-02T19:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2017/06/06/just-call-me-jane/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-90.jpgImage (90)https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-19.jpgImage (19)https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-76.jpgImage (76)https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mom-fishing.jpegMom fishinghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-95.jpgImage (95)Janette Christie Searle 1917-2000https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/image-94.jpgImage (94)https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/mom-1941.jpegMom 1941https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/mom-and-dad-1963.jpegMom and Dad 1963https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/sewer-line.jpgsewer line2017-06-07T22:26:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2017/04/09/a-tenacious-memory-of-home/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/last-harvest-2.jpgLast harvest.2The last harvest 1997https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/pict0041.jpgMy beautiful pictureMy beautiful picturehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/reworked-machinery0003.jpgReworked machinery0003Reworked horse-drawn machinery.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/j-jennison.jpgGreat-grandfather Jennison 1865-19522017-06-07T22:28:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2017/03/13/murmurations-the-undertones-of-life/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/pict0017.jpgMy beautiful pictureMy beautiful picture2017-03-13T02:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2017/02/16/sound-the-dna-of-my-soul/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rns-plowing.jpgrns-plowinghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ns-47.jpgOn the farm that formed mehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pict0012.jpgMy beautiful pictureMy beautiful picturehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/rosies-litter.jpgrosies-litterhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pict0047.jpgMy beautiful pictureMy beautiful picturehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/pict0050.jpgMy beautiful pictureCrops rooted in hope2017-02-16T16:29:03+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/12/17/fishing-its-seduction-by-another-name/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/010.jpg010https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/newell-maren-north-fork-2-e1482007361484.jpgnewell-maren-north-fork-2I taught my daughters https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/maren-sunlight-basin.jpgmaren-sunlight-basinhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/011.jpg011Father and sonhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/023.jpg023https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/009.jpg009https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/014-2.jpg014-2The allure of trouthttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/dry-adams.jpgdry-adamsThe seduction2016-12-17T21:55:24+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/11/18/minnesota-weather-its-mythic-enough/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thxu8ftdoq1.jpgthxu8ftdoqhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thv9gz5nmu.jpgthv9gz5nmuHalloween blizzard 1991https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/thxu8ftdoq.jpgthxu8ftdoqHalloween Snow totals 1991https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/minneapolis2.pngminneapolis2https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/15blizz-gal.jpgGreat Armistice Day Blizzard2016-11-18T23:38:11+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/10/19/waiting-hoping-and-wondering/2016-10-19T01:19:38+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/09/21/silence-and-solitude/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7449.jpgimg_7449There are signs in the sky but we must read our hearts. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7446.jpgimg_7446There are signs in the sky but we must read our hearts.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7412.jpgimg_7412Silence has a presence like light. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/09/img_7228.jpgimg_7228Silent space leads us inward. 2016-09-21T01:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/07/05/autonomy-and-the-risk-of-anarchy/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/thidtwdkyr.jpgthIDTWDKYRThe Green Mountain Boys, Gideon Searl's regiment. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/tht68iepag.jpgthT68IEPAGFort Ticonderoga, gateway to Lake Champlainhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/arlington-vt.jpgArlington vtArlington, VT, the town the Searl's established. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/07/ethan-allen.jpgEthan AllenEthan Allen, opportunist, leader, and speculator. 2016-07-05T03:00:14+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/06/30/you-dont-need-a-tour-guide/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6795.jpgIMG_6795Afternoon light in sprucehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6787.jpgIMG_6787Glacial groovehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6783.jpgIMG_6783Three footed cinquefoilhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6782.jpgIMG_6782Granite knob https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_6779.jpgIMG_6779Twin flower https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/img_67661.jpgIMG_6766New fir tips2016-06-30T03:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/06/22/the-impossibility-of-empty/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/dust-bowl-farm-1938.jpgDust Bowl Farm 19382016-06-22T20:15:21+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/05/25/the-transubstantiation-of-grain-response-to-daily-prompt/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/05/pict0050.jpgMy beautiful pictureNew corn, field of hopes. 2016-05-25T17:36:22+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/05/10/chaos-in-response-to-the-daily-prompt/2016-05-10T00:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/05/04/abandoned-the-loss-of-ourselves/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/img_20141123_072523.jpgIMG_20141123_0725232016-05-04T02:36:50+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/04/27/behind-our-mask-in-response-to-the-daily-prompt/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/2bc36b051e8cfb6f36e40a2bf6be1c32.jpghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/stone-mask-1.jpgstone-mask-1https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/guyfawkesmask.jpghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1037.jpghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1033.jpghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/1032.jpg2016-04-27T23:10:02+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/11/09/travel-a-step-at-a-time/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/platte-river-plain.jpgAutosave-File vom d-lab2/3 der AgfaPhoto GmbHSetting out on the Oregon Trail 2016-04-08T17:32:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/03/23/march-madness-minnesotas-tournament-blizzards/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/image-113.jpgImage (113)Feeling snug inside. 2016-04-08T16:00:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/04/02/the-intimate-hand/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerenderroman.jpgFullSizeRenderRomanThe joy of a handwritten letterlhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerenderenvelope.jpgFullSizeRenderEnvelopeThe anticipation and joy of a letterhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerenderalan.jpgFullSizeRenderAlanMy brother's script. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerenderdad.jpgFullSizeRenderDadDad's writing. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerendermom.jpgFullSizeRenderMomMy mother's hand. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/img_6278.jpgIMG_6278My uncle's autography.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/fullsizerenderme.jpgFullSizeRenderMeMy writing. 2016-04-08T15:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/01/26/on-home-soil-where-the-rain-falls-gently/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-771.jpgImage (77) Harvesting the work of soilhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-461.jpgImage (46)Imagination is needed for a day on a tractor.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-391.jpgImage (39)Home - a farm house in an oak grove. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pict0049.jpg????????????????????The conservation easement https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pict0041.jpgLook to the RiverWetlands to cornfields.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-77.jpgOat harvestOat shocks ready for threshing. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-46.jpgPlowingThe soil is a organism, the farmer's partner. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/image-39.jpgfarm houseHome, the gray farmhouse in an oak grove. 2016-04-08T14:59:12+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2016/03/22/the-price-we-pay-for-value/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mitla-img_6043.jpgMitla.IMG_6043A rug tienda in Mitlahttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/mandil-fullsizerender.jpgMandil.FullSizeRenderEmbroidered madil or apronhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/rug-img_5387.jpgrug.IMG_5387Zapotec rug motifhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_5160.jpgIMG_5160Weaver's yarn-natural dyehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/img_5179.jpgIMG_5179A weaver. 2016-03-24T16:45:33+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/12/31/a-persistent-memory/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/old-barn-47.jpghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/our-car-1947.jpgApril 10, 1947. Home.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/image-106.jpgImage (106)The farm as I leave it to others. 2015-12-31T02:28:46+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/11/26/days-of-giving-thanks/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/harvest-1957.jpgHarvest 1957Abundance--bumper crophttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/thxgiving-snow.jpgThxgiving snowSometimes, snow on Thanksgivinghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/plowed-field.jpgPlowed fieldPlowed stubble by Thanksgivinghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/thanksgiving-1957.jpgThanksgiving 1957The family at Thanksgiving2015-11-26T17:19:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/10/04/we-sold-the-playground/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image-113.jpgImage (113)The draughty farmhouse kept us snug and warm. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image-48.jpgImage (48)Sheep and lambs. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pict0010.jpgMy beautiful pictureMountainous drifts. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pict0047.jpgMy beautiful picturehttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/image-186.jpgImage (186)The youthful glory of the kill..2015-10-11T02:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/04/13/the-moment-all-its-cracked-up-to-be/2015-04-13T14:43:58+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/03/15/telephones-and-sloppy-joes-five-scenes-from-childhood-2/2015-03-15T22:12:34+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/03/02/telephones-and-sloppy-joes-five-scenes-from-childhood/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/079.jpg079A boy's dream of being a forest ranger in the wild. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pict00191.jpg????????????????????The wooded ridge where my parents rest. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image-1861.jpgImage (186)Slipping the parental leash with a .22. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image-36.jpgImage (36)Ready to hunt--Dad and Johnhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pict0012.jpg????????????????????https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/pict0019.jpg????????????????????The tranquil ridge where my parents rest. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/image-186.jpgImage (186)Slipping the parental leash with a .22.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/hunters.jpghuntersOur usual gang of hunters.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/91ce5e44449150744238b85f01d12ffb.jpg91ce5e44449150744238b85f01d12ffbA wooden box, a party line, a community. 2015-03-02T17:48:30+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/01/20/nothing-fills-me-with-greater-joy-and-anticipation-that-finding-a-letter-in-my-mailbox-the-kind-of-letter-addressed-by-hand-in-ink-bearing-the-return-address-of-someone-i-know/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/january-15-011.jpgBlank page and pen, yours to expressBlank page and pen, yours to create with. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/january-15-010.jpgFamily news 'fit to print.'Family news 'fit to print.'https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/january-15-009.jpgA last, powerful, intimate note.A last, powerful, intimate message. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/january-15-008.jpgIntimacy has an 'inside' joke.Intimacy has an 'inside' joke. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/january-15-007.jpgChild-parent intimacy.Child-parent intimacy, begin the habit. 2015-01-30T14:58:44+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2015/01/05/the-joy-of-blogging-a-writer-for-others/2015-01-06T14:49:15+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2014/12/31/ice-water-steam-we-are-shape-shifters/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0282.jpgTemperance LakeLakes are free waterhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/030.jpgAutumn ground fogAutumn ground foghttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/april-2014-048.jpgLake Superior IceLake Superior ice2015-01-01T15:47:09+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2014/12/26/warmth-and-the-human-condition/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/dad-fishing.jpegDad fished methodicallyhttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/009.jpg???????????????????????????????https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141004_194927041_ios.jpg20141004_194927041_iOShttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20140928_231518867_ios.jpgApproaching rainApproaching rain storm https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20141015_180749441_ios.jpg20141015_180749441_iOShttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20140926_211058844_ios.jpg20140926_211058844_iOShttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/20140922_182422571_ios.jpg20140922_182422571_iOS2014-12-26T16:47:32+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2014/12/23/self-revelation-in-a-bookcase/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0281.jpg028Music takes us forward and back in our souls. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0271.jpg027Books reveal who we are and what we like. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/0261.jpg026The sun and the moon over my writing table. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/028.jpg028https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/027.jpgBookshttps://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/026.jpg0262014-12-23T20:23:31+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.com/2014/12/19/learning-from-cuba/https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/201-itabo-locals-2013-201.jpg201 Itabo locals 2013 201A typical household in Itabo. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/329-street-vendor-2013-329.jpg329 street vendor 2013 329Havana vendors of locally grown vegetables.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/299-matanzas-2013-299.jpg299 Matanzas 2013 299The port of Matanzas. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/104-on-the-road-2013-104.jpg104 on the road 2013 104Cuba - an island of stunning beauty. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/264-dawn-2013.jpg264 dawn 2013A new day dawns in Cuba.https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/411-hombres-del-campo.jpg411 hombres del campoFrederico tends the fields. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/330-music-cafe-2013-330.jpg330 music cafe 2013 330https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/302-garden-matanzas-2013.jpg302 garden Matanzas 2013https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/196-itabo-the-locals-2013-196.jpg196 Itabo the locals 2013 196An average house in Itabo. https://newellsposts.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/166-dinner-2013.jpg166 dinner 20132014-12-19T00:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://newellsposts.comdaily1.02025-11-15T22:21:38+00:00