Vernon, Kansas

Vernon, Kansas

Also see Cheryl’s entry about Vernon on Flyover People Another view of the little brown church at Vernon Vernon School The interior of the school is now used to store agricultural equipment Vernon downtown
Burn Prep

Burn Prep

Flint Hills, Chase County, Kansas – Ranchers prepare to burn a field of dry grass, as the spring prairie burns continue. That’s a water truck in the foreground.
St. Elizabeth Statue

St. Elizabeth Statue

Eureka Springs, Arkansas, St. Elizabeth’s Church – The statue of St. Elizabeth of Hungary was sculpted by Guiseppi Costa in 1984, so it’s a recent addition to the century old chapel. The church and adjoining Crescent Hotel are gorgeous landmarks crowning...
Arkansas Mountain Fog

Arkansas Mountain Fog

Buffalo River area, Arkansas – This is a view of the fog-wrapped woods along a mountain road. We spent a few days exploring upper Arkansas, journeying along the course of the Buffalo. Rain and clouded skies shrouded the landscape the entire trip, but it was still a...
Singer – Songwriter Night

Singer – Songwriter Night

Eureka Springs, Arkansas – Last night we happened across some great live music during a “Singer / Songwriter” night at the Marquee’s Pacific Rim Food restaurant in Eureka Springs. The town attracts lots of artists, including a community of musicians....
Past Gas

Past Gas

Neosho Falls, Kansas – Slowing being absorbed back into the elements, this seems to the be remnants of an old gas station. Cheryl thinks it was a Phillips 66 station.
Elmo #2 (revised)

Elmo #2 (revised)

Elmo, Kansas – There is a kind of spirit that pervades the simplicity of the central plains. Those of us who live here understand it. Scenes like these, which are so spare, where so little is going on, can be really satisfying to us. Maybe it’s the uncluttered,...