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”
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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
The Point of It All
However beautiful the scenery, it can never match the beauty of friendship. Thanks Janette and Ronnie, and to many others we have met along life’s way! #rumpoint #grandcayman #friendship
Hello Little Bro
Earth’s little brother was grinning in the evening sky two nights ago, and I just had to look at it through my telescope. Then it seemed that photos of it would be nice, so I held my iPhone camera to the eyepiece and got these shots of the southern moon. Craters, valleys, mountains and plainsContinue reading “Hello Little Bro”
Cruising Along the Greenway
During a recent walk along the nearby Marjorie Harris Carr Cross Florida Greenway we encountered an automotive remnant where it was not supposed to be. The greenway was established in 1991 and was named in honor of Marjorie Harris Carr who had led opposition to the Cross Florida Barge Canal that was originally intended whereContinue reading “Cruising Along the Greenway”
