In the corn

While traveling across Nebraska, a part of Iowa and into Missouri today,  we saw so many fields of corn (and also wheat..but more wheat in Kansas).  This old house and barn were surrounded by corn fields.   One thing about Kansas, Nebraska, eastern Colorado and eastern Wyoming is the WIND BLOWS ALL THE TIME!     Sometimes a breeze but mostly enough to be completely aggravating to do anything.   It was rocking the truck and we have a big truck.   The people that live in these areas are probably the most resilient and strong people.   They have hardly any trees to block the wind, the summer temps are up in the 90's or better, tornadoes happen when it does rain and blizzards in the winter.    But I love it all!  All those wide open spaces, the wind blowing, the dry heat (yes, no humidity!) and the fields and fields of food growing.  

I cannot imagine the pioneers seeing these areas of the prairie and not knowing what was in store for them.    In Kansas, we saw stone stacked for fence posts from way back in the day when fences were first put up to hold cattle as what trees there were then were needed for building or firewood.   Amazing how the people homesteaded, had families and survived.  

Speaking of Kansas,   I did get a drive by photo of that little church(I posted the edited photo a week or so ago)  in the wheat field which I posted in the extras.   If you will notice there has been  giant wind turbines installed behind the church which are very evident in Kansas in this area.  There are probably 1000's of turbines but it is a good place as the wind blows all the time and farmers probably get some compensation for them being on their land.  They can still grow their crops or raise their cattle.     

My cold feels somewhat better today, finally.    I slept about 9 hours last night and I think that helped more than anything.     We have one more long day and a night on the road but Sunday we will be at my son's to pick up the dog and head on to our home.     It will be good to sleep in my own bed on Sunday night.