3 Sisters: an 80 Year Bond
Ida Laurina (Lindberg-Anderson) Cipra was born on this day 100 years ago! She was raised in the Rose Hill farming neighborhood northeast of Lindsborg and is buried in the Rose Hill cemetery. All … Read more
London, September 2006
Eleven years ago today I was in London. Like today, it was Sunday, and I went out to take some pictures before heading over to Bristol for work beginning on Monday. This was … Read more
Epic August Expedition
I needed 25 miles to reach the 300 mile mark for August. A simple ride to the bridge and back would give me 22. I decided to take my off-road bike and head … Read more
Puffers Return Home
Last time we checked, our puffers had moved to a temporary home pending the move of their tank to a new stand. Well, the stand (unfinished) has been purchased, and while I’ve never … Read more
Eclipse 2017
A couple of months ago, when I first started making plans to watch the eclipse, I noticed that totality would occur in southern Nebraska, barely a two hour drive up highway 81. In … Read more
Dusk at Clinton Lake
We drove up to Lawrence today in order to get a head start on the 4 plus hour drive to our eclipse viewing location. We’ll be observing the eclipse (clouds, per the current … Read more
Geary County Drive
We took a drive over to Geary County today. Nominally we were headed to the Geary County State Park so I could visit the Geary Lake Falls. We made it to the lake … Read more
Lindsborg’s 4th of July Fireworks
For the first time in many years, there was an official city fireworks display on the 4th of July. In previous years, we had purchased mass quantities of fireworks, including those nice 500g … Read more
A Walk Around Bear Lake
In June we went to Boulder to catch the Dead & Company shows on Friday and Saturday. That was fun, as expected. The weather was great, the music was hot and it was … Read more
Just Another Kansas Sunset
Beautiful and dramatic. Northeast of Lindsborg, looking northwest, towards Coronado Heights.