Folklore played through the speakers as I drove west down the gravel road with the twins in tow, bringing fall to mind, making me yearn...

August has been surprisingly mild... the mornings have been cool, foggy, and not too humid. These mornings... herald the beginning of fall.

Tomorrow is the Summer Solstice — June 21st, the longest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere.

Today it is a scene of peace. Tomorrow it may be one of black clouds, pounding rain or tearing winds. That is the way Kansas is.

the emergence of spring