Yesterday, frigid Floridians arose to frost on the car as the temperature dropped to 27 degrees Fahrenheit at Little America, Wyoming. Though we had lived near there in the past, our cold adaptation has long since vanished, and though frost may be cold, to us it is definitely not “cool.” Nope, not anymore! #frost #wyomingContinue reading “Frosty May Morning”
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Window in Time
Many years ago, never mind how many, father and daughter huffed and puffed their way up a steep ridge to the top of its crest just to enjoy the view and play among the rocks. Dad got a silly idea, and daughter willingly agreed and giggled as the first photo was taken. Yesterday he repeatedContinue reading “Window in Time”
Embedded in Time
Once it occupied the farmland nearby. As a child I remember watching it being pulled slowly across a mown hayfield, its tines gathering up hay. At the precise time dad would pull a handle and the tines would rise and release the hay in a windrow and then bounce down accompanied by a metallic ping,Continue reading “Embedded in Time”
Platte
The Platte is a curious river washing over the gravelly remnants of the ancestral Rocky Mountains. Native Americans once camped and hunted along its waters, and later, European emigrants to Oregon, California, and Utah passed along the banks of this “Great Platte River Road.” The river was often described as “too thick to drink andContinue reading “Platte”
Sore Sower
Rising 400 feet above the plains of Nebraska, the state capitol building displays a statue of the Sower broadcasting seeds by hand. It represents the agricultural foundation of Nebraska. When I was young, a story circulated about a grade schooler having visited the capitol with his class. Afterwards the teacher asked the students to drawContinue reading “Sore Sower”
Pop-pop, Pop-pop, Pop-pop…
You can take the boy out of the country but you can’t take the country out of the boy. See the video at: https://youtu.be/qnF8MKadJzM?si=knWq32dUQFNb3e1X #countryboy #tractor #johndeere
Well Vetted
Nothing like a ride in the country in a classic car with the top down. Thanks David! #56corvette #classiccar
Morning Magic
Cool, moist air laced with fragrance of plants and flowers await the rising of the sun. Birds coo, chirp, and tweet in the background while cattle can be heard lowing in the distance. Earth is alive and well. #earth #sunrise #dawn #country
Earth Tones
Dark clouds drop light rain over black soil to sprout green crops that will feed the hungry. Thank you Good Earth! #rainclouds #soil #rain #crops
Flippen’ What?
I’d heard some people from Florida say things about “that Flippen Georgia,” but I didn’t realize until today that it is an actual town. #flippengeorgia
Eskildoodle Photos and Feelings 