Just over the next horizon

This is what was over the next horizon

The sky highlights the bronze harvest

The pastoral softness belies the Badlands ruggedness

Welcome to

 THEODORE ROOSEVELT NATIONAL FOREST

DISCOVER THE WONDER

N'yuk, N'yuk, N'yuk

Many Beautiful creatures live in North Dakota's Badlands

The Prairie Rattler

The Black Tailed Mule Deer

The resurected Buffalo (Bison Bison)

However, the rarest and most prized of all creatures is the

Kayus Horendicus Beutificulum Outstandiculorumus Magnus.

This is the only known photograph of the sole surviving member

of its species in the wild.  There are others of the same genus in captivity

but they have all been domesticated.

The annual W.C. Ribfest was held last Friday.  Mmmm,  mmm!

True Nordakotuns (North Dakotans) are uncomfortable when

the wind doesn't blow.  We've been relatively comfortable lately.

Until next time  ...  Ban 'zai !

Mr. & Mrs. Devon Daly

 It is still moist and lush out here where the sky meets the earth.

The yellow clover dominates the countryside.

 But signs of the approaching autumn are becoming more common.

The dragon flies are mating in their last day or so of life.

 The tent caterpillars are silking the berry bushes.

 The Western Salsify has ballooned into seed and the wild grasses

such as this crested wheat are gone to seed as well.

 The field birds are fattening themselves on the fruitful abundance.

 More and more of the old building is embraced by the soil.

I'll be back and share what I find over the next horizon.

Until then ... Happy Trails.

Clearing out the camera

I was cleaning out my digital camera and found these photos

 from the wedding/reunion weekend.  Our last breakfast together.

 Kevin

 Dan & Marianne

 Dennis & Ian

Most of the Daly household.

 We made it home from Minnesota and found our world bursting

with life and activity.  Kay's garden is just beginning to

produce.  Onions, spinach, beet greens, snap peas, green beans,

dill, chive, mint.  Note the fence around the garden to keep out
the deer.  Thanks Emily & Chris for helping put it up while you

were here.

 A good thing, too.  The day after we returned we had

these visitors

The country side is beginning to turn.

The hay harvest is well under way

But ... it's not over yet.  Some of the migrating

birds are still in the neighborhood.

Happy Trails

 Kay and Pete

The last photo op before the departures begin

 Meg, Maria,Tom & John - visiting after the ceremony

 Kay, Cass & Pete after the ceremony

 Pat and Marianne

 Fun at the head reception table

Kat & Dan

 

Sally's Parents Andrew and Nancy

We went to King Tut's exhibit

Dan and Kathy mentioned to us at breakfast this morning that the King Tut exhibit was in town.
As soon as we said our goodbyes to Ian and Carrie ... off we went.  Wow!

Ian and Carrie are spending the next couple of days in a Yert in the U.P. of Michigan up near Lake Superior.  They have to hike in to get to the Yert.  A Yert is a Mongolian tent made of some exotic material such as yak felt or something.  They were looking forward to a good time.

Dan, Kathy, Cass (Dan's sister), Marianne and I (Johann) went to the Tut exhibit.

 Kay saying goodbye to Captain Ion (Ian) of the Orient

 L to R ... John, Marianne, Cass, Kathy & Dan

I was hoping we'd see Steve Martin but he did a 'no show'.

At the entrance of the exhibit.  NO photos inside.

Some more wedding and reception shots