Buffalo Bill Cody stands guard outside the public library in Hays. Artist: Pete Felten Oh give me a home where the Buffalo Rome.
Carneiro
Carneiro Methodist Church Carneiro is a ghost town in eastern Ellsworth County. 1916 school.
Ellsworth
Last week on my great tour of Kansas, I visited Peg Britton and Ally Britton in Ellsworth. The Ellsworth County Courthouse is having some repairs done. Ally prepared a delicious potato soup complete with bacon crumbles. Yum. Peg’s dog, Ringo. And, here’s the Village Mall in Ellsworth – antiques, a coffee shop, and a deli …
Come to Concordia
I’m having a book-signing / reading in Concordia this Friday, October 15, from 3:30 – 5:30 p.m. at Cloud County Tourism, 130 E. 6th. I think I’ll be doing a reading, too, probably at 4 p.m. If you live in the neighborhood, please drop by and say howdy.
Autumn highway
This was (I think) taken on K-141 in Ellsworth County.
An ordinary moment
A day in Kansas is filled with ordinary moments. On Monday, as I was getting back in my car at a reststop on I-135, I saw a worker attaching flags to the flagpole.
Spirit of the Prairie
“Spirit of the Prairie” statue in front of the 1906 Thomas County Courthouse, Colby. The statue was created in 1986 by Charlie Norton of Leoti.
Ride ’em Cowboy
One frame of the extensive toy collection at the Prairie Museum of Art and History. If you’re ever out in Colby, this place is definitely worth a visit. Also, they now have Flyover People books for sale here.
Al’s Chickenette
Yesterday, my breakfast/lunch was at Al’s Chickenette. A photo of this sign was in Marci Penner’s Guidebook for Kansas Explorers and the colors always grabbed me. So, when in Hays yesterday, I checked it out – and, not having had breakfast yet at 11:30, I was hungry. Al’s has these three really cool neon lights …
Gulls at Kanopolis
Dream Theater
Russell, Kansas