Unwelcome Visitor

Are words even necessary?

This critter is sitting on my back porch right now, and he WILL NOT LEAVE. I don't want to take the dogs out because it will be pandemonium and I will most likely end up in the crossfire!!


Update: I let Ringo out and when I came back, it looked like our friend was playing dead. So I took the girls outside one at a time, and we skirted around the critter, who never moved. Barack sniffed at him and then jumped back. I'm sure if I go look now, he'll be gone!

Ruben the Aussie

Ruben, an australian shepherd, is only 6 months old.
But boy oh boy, this guy really wanted to herd the cattle!
He came close to getting a kick in the face.

Autumn Sunsets

October sunset

Our sunsets this past week have been pretty glorious, every single night! I think the chilly autumn nights must have something to do with all the colors we are seeing in the skies. Whatever the reason, we sure are enjoying this beautiful spectacle each evening. I think it's amazing how many different sunsets are possible... the color variations seem to stretch to infinity, and I never tire of watching the sky put on its show for us!

Late-September sunset

More Flint Hills, Kansas!

In Cottonwood Falls...

... a few historical buildings...

... and the Chase County Courthouse.

Kansas dirt roads abound.

Fox Creek Schoolhouse in the Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve.

Wildflowers behind the schoolhouse.

Southfork Ranch mansion near Matfield Green...

...and the newly built barn to match.

This one's a real fixer-upper!!

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Flint Hills, Kansas

Historic stone wall in quaint town of Cottonwood Falls

Tonight's Autumn Glow - SkyWatch Friday

Enlarge this one to see the detail... there appears to be two layers of clouds, and there is a newly planted bright green field of winter wheat in the background, to the right. The sun is setting in the west (to my right), and it's casting a golden glow over the entire landscape.

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