Steve & Carol

Steve & Carol
Above Soda Canyon in Mesa Verde National Park

Saturday, June 20, 2009

A few last shots from our Spring trip

The quilt floral garden at the fairgrounds after a few of the flowers are starting to bud.
The clock tower at the fairgrounds.
One of the many flower beds at the fairgrounds. These folks sure take a lot a pride in the appearance of their county fairgrounds.Walking into Cabela's in Sidney, Nebraska.
The sculpture outside of Cabela's at Sidney.
Pulling into Buffalo, Wyoming. The Big Horn mountains are in the background.
Our campsite at KOA in Billings.

Walk across the road from our campsite and this was the view. Yellowstone river with the bluffs along the south side. Same way it look for the trappers, early settlers and the native Indians over a 100 years ago.
This heron stood in this same spot all night and most of the next day looking for a fish to swim by. They must not have much feeling in those spindly little legs, the water was very cold.

Saturday, June 13, 2009

A morning in Amish Country

Early one morning I got up and drove out into the country. I parked my truck at wide spot in the road and just started walking on the Amish country back roads. Here are a few of my favorite shots from that morning. Heading to Sunday service.


A nice looking little fishing hole. I sat here a while just to listen to the bull frogs.
A scene you'll see over and over.
Most of the homes are immaculate, kerosene tank, propane tank, clothes line, very neat well maintain square fencing and loads of flowers and gardens
Roads are everywhere and seem to go on forever.
Trees and fence border the phone shed. No phones are allowed in the house so they build these nice looking sheds and usually share the phone with neighbors.
Small group of goats I ran into. Looked like they all needed to be milked.
These monster bird condos are very popular. They must try to attract the birds to help keep insect activity down. With cows, horses and goats everywhere you're sure to have insects.
Flower gardens and arrangements are very pretty. I had one Amish lady invite to see the flowers at her home.
Typical landscape view in Indiana Amish country.
Plow horses coming for a drink
Purple iris with a phone shed in the background.
Amish farm. The country side and the Amish way of life seemed to be peaceful and serene.

Around Goshen

Quilt flower garden murals. These designs are of Flower gardens planted to look like the quilt.
Amish wooden toy shop. Carol bought some wooden toys here.

Together after Sunday service. The boys are hiding behind the barn.


All the women are outside sitting on a bench and the men are inside.
These 3 little boys look like they might be up to something. The one on the left already has a broken arm in cast and sling.

One of the quilt flower gardens before the blooms.
Another mural of a garden quilt design.
Horse and buggy parking lot.

This was the first and only lot where we saw all the different styles of carts and buggies for sale.
This cart had metal wheels with rubber car tires slipped over the metal wheels. They were just a wobbling back and forth from left to right as he slowly made it down the road.One of the quilt flower gardens just starting to bloom the day we left.

Friends & Creeker family

Steve & Norma

Windsor and Pam Anderson.....after 6:00PM Pamela Anderson


Carol & Ginny



Jack and a table full of ladies. Left to right Ginny, Sandy, Peg (of Jack & Peg), Jack, Carol, Chris, Pam or Pamela
My buddy Mark.
Sandy, also my buddy is having a good time playing Mexican train.

Richard and Carol sitting behind me. Looks like Richard might be telling a fish story.Mike from New York cooking potatoes. Anyone that would wear that shirt at a fairgrounds filled with Chevy, Dodge and Ford truck owners deserves a spot on my blog.

Parting or party shots

I either have something in my eye or have had too much wine.
I'm not dancing......no one told me they have earthquakes in Indiana....must be why the ground is moving. Thank you Carol for this "Kodak moment"

WOW! that was good wine..........
Ok!....where are the instructions for margaritas.
Cheers!

Sure, I'll put on that Amish knit hat, lay a bottle of wine on my chest and hold up 8 fingers for you. Is this a sobriety test?

Does anyone know this lady?
Hey look what I learned while sampling wines.........make my initials with my fingers.
The infamous "Sewer mucker"
Two the attendees signed up for the "sewer mucker" seminar......unfortunatley or maybe fortunately, the instructor Jack, forgot his hazmat gear.