Changes In The Air

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I like 'change'.

That is ...depending on what it is.

When it comes to decorating my house I enjoy changing things up a bit. Adding something here or there or

taking something away.

Change can be fun.

However...there are some changes that I don't like.

There is a road to the north of us that I love to travel.

It is a narrow road that has neat little bends in it where there are lots of tree's and a creek and a few windmills

and even some cattle at times.

It's the perfect road to take a walk

and just enjoy the peace and

quiet of the country.

This spring this peaceful little road started to see

some changes. They started bringing in gravel

at the corner of this road and the one we live

on. We started to see large equipment digging

a hole and then a huge pipe was installed.

See that large tank in the background?

They erected that this summer a couple of miles from us.

And it's right down the road from my favorite little corner.

This tank will eventually be filled with water after the large pipes are laid from here to Wichita and from there

to a salt mine that is about 25 miles from us.

This spot seems to be the middle point.

It seems that the salt from this old mine is seeping into the ground water and working it's way to the city. 

They figure that they can fill the tank with clean water and then flush the water down into the water table hoping that the salt will be washed back towards the mine. I hope it works...but in the meantime

the beautiful landscape around us is being changed. 

Forever. 

If you look closely at this picture you can see the

little orange flags in the left corner.

The large pipes will likely be laid somewhere through this intersection and all the way down

this road heading towards

our corner and beyond...to the salt mine.

My sweet little spot may be changed forever.

I noticed the other day when I drove through here after

I took these photo's that the cattle are gone.

I'm very grateful that I took these

when I did. 

This little fellow was trying to get a drink.

He quit when he saw us coming towards him.

But I did manage to get this shot.

See the little milk bubbles?

Watching the changes to this little peice of

country landscape

has made me realize again the importance

of taking photo's.

DO IT!

Don't wait for 'next time'.

You may never get that oportunity again.

I hope you have a WONDERFUL day.

Maura :)



Country Drive

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On Saturday I decided to drive into town and see if there were any garage sales... I haven't been to a garage sale since spring and felt like I needed my 'junkin fix'.

I thought I'd take my camera along and travel the country road just to the north of us.

It's a sweet winding road with typical 'country' scenes of fields, windmills, cows, creeks and old barns.

I had been looking forward to taking pictures of one old barn that I loved with a wonderful cupola on the top. As I was looking for a good shot from the side road I spotted another old barn so pulled over and walked over to the fence to get my shot. Just then the elderly owner came out of the driveway in a 1966 Chevy pickup.

He was such a sweet fellow who was wearing a huge grin as he drove up.

Turns out he also owned the barn I was originally looking for but unfortunately had torn it down a few months earlier. He told me I could just go into his farmyard and take all the pictures I wanted but since he wasn't going to be home I told him I'd come back another time. I was surprised at his offer but that's typical of country folk around here. As I was looking for a spot to turn around I spotted this old building in his yard that I just had to get a picture of right away.

It's the building above...isn't it sweet!

I finally arrived in town and found only one garage sale but it didn't have anything I couldn't live without. I was disappointed but satisfied with the pictures that I had taken.

I really feel bad that I never got a picture of that old barn before it had been torn down as I had been wanting to do that for about a year. It taught me a valuable lesson though...if you see something you'd like to get a picture of...don't wait because it may not be there when YOU'RE finally ready.

I think that's a good lesson for all of us in many ways.

I hope you have a wonderful day.

Maura :)