On the way down from Missouri to Florida. A nice park for a break on the road. Mississippi State University pride in Starkville, Mississippi. Nautical traffic on the Mobile River in Alabama. Architecture in Mobile. Kites flying at the USS Alabama Battleship Memorial Park in Mobile. A sweep along the southern coast into Florida. A […]
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A trip away from home, even if home is the best place to be, gives one perspective and gratitude. Inspired by a gift from my son to see a show in Kansas City, we planned a second getaway, from our getaway, to the Heart of America. (Kansas City, Here I Come April 2021) In 1915,
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The Lebahn Family was living an average life in the suburbs, with Austin going to work and Rebekah at home raising the family. The busy mother’s days were filled with children, school, and trips to the grocery store. In 2018, Austin Lebahn’s grandparents spoke about selling their nearby dairy farm and that changed the life
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On a sunny winter’s day, I went for a walk in Valley Water Mill Park, in the north of Springfield, Missouri. There was an incredible diversity of nature. The trail started out on a one and a half mile hiking trail that headed into a bottom land forest. It had optional side spurs that I
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Mud. I was not a fan and used to think of mud as dirty and a lot of work. But the first big winter storm of 2021/2022 in the books and I am now a fan. Mud means melting, temperatures warming, spring water mixing with red clay in the soil, and seeds and plants taking
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It certainly depends on weather and location, but walking has always been a passion of mine. When I was a teenager, I was walking off time, passing days and evenings around a country neighborhood. I liked waving to neighbors, having quiet to think, seeing the occasional deer. Over the years, I found among my friends
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Driveway Etiquette People respect property lines in the countryside. When we moved in, the previous residents had “Private Property: No Trespassing” and “Beware of Dog” signs posted at the driveway entrance. Having come from a place where the property lines were a bit blurry, and not with our blessings, I thought, cool, leave the signs.
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There are over 40 geographic areas named Springfield in the United States; they are also all around the world, from Belize to Ireland. Springfield, Missouri, however, is the most populous city with that name in the U.S. It not only serves its own residents as a city of approximately 170,000, but so many surrounding, little
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Not long after the last post, an overnight dip in degrees produced the exact treasures I was seeking and revealed themselves on the morning walk! And all but a few were gone again by evening.
eureka! plummeting temperatures yield a new crop of frost flowers Read More »
I have been thoroughly enjoying the change of seasons in our new yard on daily walks. While the number and variety of wildflowers has waned with winter approaching, we have seen some fall blooms. Early one November morning we noticed something. A bit of white fluff among the fallen leaves. Frost Flower, Ice Flower, Ice
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