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cotton 16 April 2014

Posted on April 16, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Texas is cotton growing country. Passing along harvested fields, it still looked like snow had fallen at some point in the last week and was now a bit dirty, but it was cotton that hadn’t been picked up by the … Continue reading →

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Sand Creek 14 April 2014

Posted on April 14, 2014 by Sally Gerard

It’s still difficult to understand why the Sand Creek Massacre had to happen. I cannot fathom how human beings can be so horribly violent with each other. The site of the Sand Creek Massacre is beautiful, bordered on the south … Continue reading →

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Chuck-wagon 10 April 2014

Posted on April 10, 2014 by Sally Gerard

In keeping with all things from the turn of the last century, I cannot leave out the iconic chuck-wagon. There’s that great scene in John Wayne’s The Cowboys, where the boys get a hold of the bottle of whiskey hidden … Continue reading →

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cast iron 8 April 2014

Posted on April 8, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I guess I’m just taken with everything antique that has to do with farming. Windmills, tractors, implements and just ways of living. We have an old cast iron stove in the shed that I swear I’m going to overhaul and … Continue reading →

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windmills 4 April 2014

Posted on April 4, 2014 by Sally Gerard

I never knew there were so many kinds of windmills, but I’ve always been fascinated by them. The first time I drove past one of those wind farms, I was struck by how those tall whitish towers looked like enormous … Continue reading →

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Deer 2 April 2014

Posted on April 2, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Driving down the road at dawn, we came upon these deer grazing along and not bothered by our passing. Bucks having shed their antlers makes it hard to tell which are does! Looking at us, I wondered what they were … Continue reading →

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Dug Out 31 March 2014

Posted on March 31, 2014 by Sally Gerard

On a trip through Texas with a couple of stops in Oklahoma, Kansas and Colorado, I was able to take in so many images. Driving along the Sante Fe Trail, I tried to imagine what it would’ve been like to … Continue reading →

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Sand Creek 27 March 2014

Posted on March 27, 2014 by Sally Gerard

Taking a side trip to see the site of the Sand Creek Massacre was incredible. Driving eight miles on dirt roads to reach the park took me by acres and acres of land in such need of rain. I like … Continue reading →

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texas 25 March 2014

Posted on March 25, 2014 by Sally Gerard

We’re on a trip to Texas this week. Leaving early this morning gave us uninterrupted time to watch the sun bring the day. Yesterday was such a difficult day, that just riding along in the pick-up watching fields and pastures … Continue reading →

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The Book Thief 21 March 2014

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Sally Gerard

  I watched The Book Thief recently and was struck again by the power of words. I remember memorizing scripture and poetry and how powerful those words are when they come to you in dark places. Words take us to … Continue reading →

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