My Sister's Family

I've been very lucky to be able to spend a good amount of time with my sister, brother-in-law, and two nieces over the past couple of weeks.  She asked me if I'd be able to take some pictures of all of them, and I was happy to do it.  I was a little nervous about taking some outdoor shots, since the wind in Kansas is unforgiving, but found a calm setting in the valley.  It was a short photo session, but I somehow ended up with way too many photos to sort through.  Such is life, when you have such a photogenic clan in front of your lens.  

The Edge of the World

There's something about the northern part of North Central Kansas that just feels like the edge of the world to me, even though it's in the center of the United States.  It's always felt like that to me, and I didn't realize just how strong of a feeling it was until I revisited that part of the state for the first time in years.  Vacant places with exotic names, long roads, hot windy days, it all just adds up to....this.

 

Long Island

I spent a few hours in Long Island the other day.  I didn't do any of the usual Long Island activities, but it was still a lot of fun, and not totally what I expected.  And I liked that.  We should all remember to give places like these a chance to teach us something.