tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post5755105665559796433..comments2024-03-28T18:50:23.094-05:00Comments on Far Side of Fifty: What we leave behindFar Side of Fiftyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07995757632158408442noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-27023004634754711362012-07-24T21:44:50.556-05:002012-07-24T21:44:50.556-05:00Oh my, Connie! I am way behind reading blogs and ...Oh my, Connie! I am way behind reading blogs and so I just got here so many days later and have just read the first five installments of Catherine's diary. I am amazed at how well-informed she was in the first place at such a young age and then how she wrote everything out in such plain detail--as if she knew this was being written down for historical reference if it survived, you know? What a brave and inspiring girl! I can hardly wait to read the rest of it. <br /><br />There is a reason you have landed there at the museum, my fair lady. So that you could discover these treasures and share them with the world. You are leaving a fine footprint, indeed. <br /><br />It is sad about the prairieland. All the wild land I grew up next door to is now housing, softball fields, a school and a football field. It will take more than ditches by the road to save it, that's for sure. It's a sad thing what little respect we have as a species for the earth in general...well, and for each other, for that matter. Disrespect, fear, killing...exactly what that young girl was living through back then. And we never seem to learn much from each other, do we?Ritahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02043285884495492598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-89317806734338975062012-07-22T09:01:32.107-05:002012-07-22T09:01:32.107-05:00I'm terrible about engines...noise and tracks ...I'm terrible about engines...noise and tracks but they help many in emergencies too. I used to sit on my farm during a blizzard loving the peace and quiet and with a cozy fire going and something on the stove only to hear the snowmobiles running all over and in the morning my beautiful front yard would be covered in tracks instead of pure unadulterated snow. There's good and bad in everything and there were many times that if I needed help they would have been the only ones able to get through. The older I get the more the lines blur into gray as opposed to the black and white of my youth.<br />I journal every morning for an hour. I fill both sides of a sheet of notebook paper and have for 18 years now but it isn't anything interesting but then I enjoy it and it makes me appreciate my life as plain as it might be. I'm sure the pioneers didn't think their lives were that interesting either although they were! Especially with Indians and weather and survival was so much harder then. It's amazing that any of them had time to write. Thanks for transcribing...I was on the edge of my seat and can't wait for the next installment!Sam I Am......https://www.blogger.com/profile/17358633233189452832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37329933691866819252012-07-21T16:29:59.495-05:002012-07-21T16:29:59.495-05:00Hey I am hooked. Leave the story hanging and one ...Hey I am hooked. Leave the story hanging and one must return.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-74191608758266303432012-07-21T12:36:16.343-05:002012-07-21T12:36:16.343-05:00I am interested in reading it as I know nothing ab...I am interested in reading it as I know nothing about it. Iowa had various Indian conflicts that I have just recently learned about in our area.L. D. https://www.blogger.com/profile/02270923121962761209noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-33494077338705965862012-07-20T21:46:15.907-05:002012-07-20T21:46:15.907-05:00Now I have a working computer again am enjoying al...Now I have a working computer again am enjoying all your recent posts. Thanks also for your kind words, Connie. As soon I'm caught up I'll be posting on Troutbirder II a review of Through Dakota Eyes - A Narrative Account of the Minnesota Indian War of 1862. Edited by Gary Clayton Anderson. It was loaned to me by a friend who grew up on a farm near Morton. Looking forward to reading more....troutbirderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087811292280881959noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82021463997850035292012-07-20T13:02:19.127-05:002012-07-20T13:02:19.127-05:00I hope I leave only happy memories behind. I try!...I hope I leave only happy memories behind. I try!Bethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12020604933621899108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-18843402476488421282012-07-20T13:00:54.915-05:002012-07-20T13:00:54.915-05:00Nice postNice postKayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17641583831560369417noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-82276575610511970542012-07-20T12:39:45.275-05:002012-07-20T12:39:45.275-05:00I will read your Dakota Conflict as I've done ...I will read your Dakota Conflict as I've done some reading before .Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17996243850279671523noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-10978522763776455192012-07-20T10:31:12.347-05:002012-07-20T10:31:12.347-05:00I will absolutely love following this story! What ...I will absolutely love following this story! What will I leave behind? I hope just gentle footprints and joyful memories!<br />Peace,<br />MuffMuffiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542678482763101104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-6332448768693804212012-07-20T09:48:17.936-05:002012-07-20T09:48:17.936-05:00Well that's one story I am going to go and rea...Well that's one story I am going to go and read, could you imagine? My grandparents were pioneers, living in the bush most of their lives, the isolation would kill me before anything else ever did.<br /><br />I've read encounters of the uprising before, and so look forward to reading this one. <br /><br /><br /><br />Jen @ Muddy Boot DreamsRURAL https://www.blogger.com/profile/11871803235521431504noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-69805314552799534822012-07-20T09:22:25.432-05:002012-07-20T09:22:25.432-05:00It is interesting to think about the legacy one le...It is interesting to think about the legacy one leaves behind. Certainly, there are the obvious; our blogposts, photos, maybe even the voice maibox recording on our phones. But what are the things we will be remembered for that were purely unintentional? A word, a deed... who knows. I guess we'll never know...darn!<br />I love that you are transcribing Catherine's story.<br />I hate that people are so unaware of the lasting impact of riding, even walking, on fragile prairie areas.Dreaminghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02113432418609414054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-56873415888675964942012-07-20T09:17:00.857-05:002012-07-20T09:17:00.857-05:00Think about the "footprints" you are lea...Think about the "footprints" you are leaving in cyberland - your wonderful blogs and photos. I read every one of your blogs (Forgotten Old Photos, Far Side of Fifty, Far Side of Fifty Photos, and the Hubbard County Museum) whenever they are updated. I look forward to each post. <br /><br />Through my quilting and other crafting and my blog, I am leaving a part of myself, too.Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18296050573667055406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-88031752398584202812012-07-20T07:56:35.265-05:002012-07-20T07:56:35.265-05:00Great pictures. I love the wagon wheels - it's...Great pictures. I love the wagon wheels - it's amazing how long they stay there.linda mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08203742811516417039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-43432689674476460202012-07-20T07:33:11.617-05:002012-07-20T07:33:11.617-05:00I love to take pictures too, as you know. I hope I...I love to take pictures too, as you know. I hope I leave some beautiful images of magnificent forests and mountains. It amazes me that you post something interesting almost every single day, so you have stored up some days off in my ledger. :-)DJanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07152183871573797791noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-37389563794432679572012-07-20T07:19:45.555-05:002012-07-20T07:19:45.555-05:00I hope I leave some good memories and some laughte...I hope I leave some good memories and some laughter.<br /><br />Great post.Gailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04219479223227928561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5456722259350114571.post-81087291267699177472012-07-20T06:15:43.383-05:002012-07-20T06:15:43.383-05:00I am an avid ATVer, and when is see stuff like tha...I am an avid ATVer, and when is see stuff like that I get WHITE HOT!!! Now you've got me started, we work so hard to get trails in our area that don't leave footprints. Any road routes to trails that are blacktopped, riders must, ride on blacktop for that very reason. Jerks like that ruin the chances of our sport growing. There is plenty of room in the woods for everybody, if everybody would just be a little considerate. Oh gosh now you got me going. I'm all fired up and its only 6am.Muffy's Markshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13826630430126318583noreply@blogger.com