Kansas City and Grass Fires In The Flint Hills

Last Thursday we had to head up to 

Kansas City...which is a 3 1/2 hour

drive one way from our home.

It's a nice trip through some 

very pretty country.

We really enjoy the trip but

this time hubby was getting

a little minor surgery done

around his 

BAHA IMPLANT

If you or anyone you know has hearing loss

or wear hearing aids...you should 

look into this.

My husband has 2 implants

and he is so grateful to have his hearing 

back after loosing it in Vietnam 

40 years ago.

The trip took us past our favorite 

little school house on the prairie.

You can read all about it 

HERE

And past some beautiful old barns.

It looks like this old barn is

getting fixed up.

Yes ...Kansas does have hills ;)

I'm not much of a 'city lover'

but it's a fairly easy trip 

to the VA Hospital.

I don't like city traffic and since the

appointment was at 1:30

the roads were good

thank heavens!

It was good to finally be on our way

home. We took our time

and stopped to get a picture 

of this historical marker.

We'd always meant to stop and 

read it but never seemed

to have time until this day.

This time of year they burn off the

dead grass in the Flint Hills

in order to help the new grass

get a fresh start. 

We were able to see them burning 

the fields on the way home.

In the above photo you can see the smoke

in the distance.

You can see the results of the 'burns'. 

I had to get a picture of this old abandoned

farmhouse...I wonder what their story was.

Above you can see active burning

of the pasture lands. 

Remember the little old school house 

with the two out houses?

Well this is what was happening behind it

on our way back.

It was a good trip home...a little smoky

but all in all a very entertaining and

pleasant drive.

Hubby is all fixed up

and life is good.

I hope you have a wonderful day!

Maura :)