Walking in the HOA

Cloudy and threatening on July 6, but I went out walking in the Heart of America anyway…

…really, in the Heart of America. Can you see the train behind that far white fence? That red dot by the highway is the engine. There is a walking trail right beside that track. Noisy, frightening and exciting all at once! Beautiful, too, because the track and the trail flow right alongside Mill Creek. But this highway passes by many a beautiful nook, too. You gotta walk to see ‘em. Fr’instance…

I found a “hidden” barn to add to My Barn Folder. You have to squint and look closely or you might not see it.

And for My Fence Folder is a fence that protects nothing. It’s just there. Probably used to be a big farm house there. Family sittin’ out on the porch worryin' about the weather, shuckin’ corn, snappin' peas and a-wavin’ at passin' cars. Fence held up pretty good all these years.

And how ‘bout this cute little church. It used to be a house. Somebody knocked out some interior walls and nailed a steeple on top and it became “The Rock.” However, the real estate appraiser who was out there called it “This Dog-Gone Church.”
I will include it in My Church Steeples Folder.

You know it’s July in Kansas when wheat harvest is complete.

Immediately after, those wheat stalks get rounded up and become hay.

Barbed wire (Bob Waar) and windmills always remind me of Arizona, no matter where I am.

Today was a nice day. Sure would be nice if you'd come walk with me.

And for one more nice photo, scroll down to the previous post. Thanks.