(RUSH, Colo.) — A sharp wind twists through a Rush, Colorado field. This is the land of George Keller. “My parents raised four children here,” Keller said while standing outside of the house that he still owns, though now is a rental.

Built in 1920, the home was Keller’s childhood home. It was his father’s land and before this; his father’s, father’s land. Keller’s father served during World War II, and in 1949, George was born as part of the Baby Boomer generation.

Then, in the 1970s, George and Christina would get married, going on now, 53 years. Around their kitchen table lay a cluster of photos, the pictures evidence of a life well lived.

Christina is a retired school teacher, as is George, who retired as a history teacher from Miami Yoder School. “I taught 33 years and then went back and did five more,” Keller said.

Keller is a fourth-generation owner of Rush land. His grandparents were immigrants and in the 1920’s, this land was perfect for farming. But it was a decade later that they’d settle in Rush, and the dust bowl would be in full swing.

“The thirties were not good to this part of the world,” Keller said, adding that the land was dry and barren; there was no rain, and the ground was over-plowed.

“They had enough to eat,” Keller said of his father’s childhood during that time. “They were able to survive and stay here, but it was rough.”

When asked about his prediction for the next decade in Rush, George said, “I think there’s a lot of things we don’t know… what’s going to happen. We’ll see.”