Lots of things happening here in Topeka starting today. Tomorrow, Kansas will be 150 years old. We were the 34th State in the Union and from east to west we fall from just over 4000 feet to 639 feet along the Verdigris river in South Eastern Kansas. The high plains or the short grass prairie in west of the 100th meridian and the tall grass prairie to the east. From Topeka on east, we are gently rolling hills with lots of woods. The weather is pretty much 4 true seasons and very extreme. here in eastern Kansas we get about 40 inches of rain and can grow about anything. West of here, not so much. There is an old saying that if you don't like the weather, wait a day. As kids, we said the only thing between us and the north pole is a few strands of barb wire in Nebraska.
Barb and I are going over to the Natural History Museum to see a special display of items celebrating our birthday. I hope that you too love your State and can find things to be proud of it for.
Tomorrow evening we are going to Lawrence to see the KU vs K-State "Sunflower Show Down" Should be a great evening. Both teams are on a high right now and games between them are never dull.
MUD
As kids, we said the only thing between us and the north pole is a few strands of barb wire in Nebraska.
ReplyDeleteWe said the same thing when I was stationed up in NoDak, substituting Canada for Nebraska.