Happenings in the Hollow
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Among the bird life there are two types that stand out in my memory, the whip-or-will and the mourning dove. The whip-or-will sang most lustily in the spring and we always said he was saying “time to plant corn”. We had a basswood tree near the corner of the machine shed where the whip-or-will liked to roost in the evening and sing. When his song was not muffled by distance I found it to be sharp and shrill. How I enjoyed listening to the whip-or-will. More precious to me was the call of the mourning dove. Far back on the hilltop where the oaks grew tall the mourning doves would bless us with their evening chorus. (excerpt from chapter five)
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About the Book
“Happenings in the Hollow” is a description of what it was like growing up during the difficult economic time of the 1930s. The book does not move into modern times but concentrates on the author’s youthful life experiences. It should be enjoyable reading for those people that recall those days and for younger people who want to understand how people lived happily when deprived of many of the amenities of life.
About the Author
The author grew up in the hill country of southwestern Wisconsin and never lost his love for the land. As true of many small farms during the depression years of the 1930s, the author’s family was not well to do. However, the author received a good education and became a professor and chair of the geography/geology department at his alma mater, the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. His master’s degree was earned at the University of Colorado-Boulder and post masters studies were done at the University of Oklahoma-Norman. The author retired in 1994 and now lives with his wife, Belva, in Lancaster, Wisconsin. They are the parents of three children: Seth, Philip and Ann.