Far Side of Fifty
Wednesday, August 15, 2012

Wistful Wednesday: Fishing long ago

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This is a photo of Far Guys Parents and his Great Uncle and Aunt.  This is another photo from the trunk upstairs.  I think it was most likel...
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Tuesday, August 14, 2012

New Camera for a Old Lady

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Jen went shopping for me on Friday.  She picked up my new camera and delivered it on Saturday night.  She knows I hate to shop..so it was mu...
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Monday, August 13, 2012

War Memorial

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Yesterday was the changing of the flags up on Bunker Hill up on the edge of the prairie. This year Far Guy was asked to assist with the Air...
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Sunday, August 12, 2012

Pow wow 2012

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Last evening we headed over to the Pow wow.  We got there just in time to scarf down some homemade French Fries, cheese curds and a hamburge...
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Saturday, August 11, 2012

Busy Week

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It was/is a busy week.  One more day..and then I get two days off..wishing my life away again.  Lots of people have been through the museum ...
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Friday, August 10, 2012

Flowers on Main

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I stopped after work yesterday and took a few photos on Main Street.  They have flowers planted in plastic pouches that are filled with dirt...
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Thursday, August 9, 2012

Happy Together

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Far Guy and I had a date night.  We dropped Chance off at his sitters ( granddaughter Madison.)  He got to play ball, stare down a cat, he a...
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Wednesday, August 8, 2012

Wistful Wednesday: 1957

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In the summer of 1957 we left the farm and went to live in Ray North Dakota where my Dad had a job with a construction company.  We stayed t...
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Tuesday, August 7, 2012

Tall Grass Prairie

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The evening sun casts a glow across the tall grass prairie. The Big Bluestem is beautiful.  It is just beginning to get it’s purple cast. ...
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Monday, August 6, 2012

The pot of gold (en corn)

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Sometimes there is a pot of gold at the base of a rainbow.  In our case it was a pot of golden corn. See that rainbow..we followed it here...
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Sunday, August 5, 2012

News from a Friend

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I communicate with a number of people by snail mail.  I have always been a good letter writer.  Some of my friends do not have computers and...
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Saturday, August 4, 2012

Stranded Not Once But Twice

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How do you get to see your other baby brother or get invited in for coffee at the neighbors? Last evening Chance and I wanted to go to the...
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Friday, August 3, 2012

Dog Days of Summer

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It is dry.  Guyles Lake has dried up. There is usually water beyond those Tamarack Trees. Here is another photo I took of the same lake i...
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Thursday, August 2, 2012

Fields

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The harvest began on Monday this week.  A late July harvest.  The grain ripened fast this year.  They harvested the field across from us yes...
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Wednesday, August 1, 2012

Wistful Wednesday: 1952

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Pin curls..do up you hair for a Saturday night. That is my Mom with her hair in pin curls with a scarf wrapped around her head. The other ...
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Tuesday, July 31, 2012

Lookalike

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Someone had his 37th birthday..his wife made him a fabulous carrot cake. He has great hair..it is getting all salt and peppery grey.  I th...
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