Tall Tales from Kansas

On my recent trek through the Baker Wetlands I was delighted to see all the WATER! The area above has been dry for months and months. It is absolutely amazing how this water makes the wetlands so much more alive. The sounds of the frogs and whatever else (other than birds) they were harmonizing with was just amazing.

This was a nice cool morning. I questioned by outfit when I saw someone in shorts and a tank top, but was quite glad of my sweatshirt, especially in the shady areas along the tree line.

Soon these trees will be all leafed out. For now it is nice to peek through them and catch that view of the river that I hadn’t noticed before.

Beautiful cattails. I love all the varieties of textures at the wetlands.

The ducks were racing along. Fingers crossed for more rain this spring.

I just finished a gardening session. Grasses cut down, weeds pulled, bushes trimmed, pots on the porch moved around, sweeping accomplished. Then I sat in my chair and surveyed it all. Oh how I do love to sit on the porch.

P.S. We had a Huff+1 lunch meeting the other day. I did not get a photo so I am going to take the liberty of posting an older photo of the Huff girls – from Nancy’s daughters wedding, maybe 7-8 years ago. Nancy will tell me if that is not correct. I simply love the sheer joy on all of their faces.

At our lunch this week, Marti told me she was in “phase 5”. When I asked if she meant “as in 5 of 5”, she said yes. Then she told me about her latest idea – she is working on something that will automatically cause her arm to raise and her to utter “thank you” when people walk by her in her casket and say something about “how natural she looks”. Oh we had a great big laugh over that. She is in consultation with a patent attorney in case she gets all the kinks worked out before she heads out into the great beyond.

P.P.S. In the event that I have not said it lately – Marti Huff is a treasure – on so many levels.