I don't blame him for seeming ungrateful or standoffish, undoubtedly I was the first person he'd ever seen, and selfish bastard that I am, I didn't have the foresight to bring any food for him.
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Retro Kansas
These snapshots were taken inside a jumbled pile of rocks I accidentally stumbled upon in Greenwood county in 83' or 84' while looking for fossils. I had to crawl through a crevice in the limestone to get close enough to snap a few pictures. The smell inside the nest was horridly putrid, and the young basketball sized Turkey Vulture was a nasty sort, hissing and drooling and vomiting in my general direction the entire time.
I don't blame him for seeming ungrateful or standoffish, undoubtedly I was the first person he'd ever seen, and selfish bastard that I am, I didn't have the foresight to bring any food for him.
I don't blame him for seeming ungrateful or standoffish, undoubtedly I was the first person he'd ever seen, and selfish bastard that I am, I didn't have the foresight to bring any food for him.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
Chase County in Konzascope!
I'm ready for some nice weather! Can't wait to get out and go fishing. These photos were taken last year and on different trips. Just a little something to help us pass the cold season...
Chase State Fishing Lake
Sunset at Chase State Fishing Lake (the storm just missed us)
The dam at Cottonwood Falls (flowing pretty good)
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Wednesday, January 6, 2010
Retro Kansas
I've been thinking for some time now about scanning my huge 35 year old collection of photographs and negatives and posting pictures and commentary. What with the weather being somewhat brisk lately, (haha) now would be a good time to get started!
This is a picture of me and my brother's squirrel Farrah taken in the summer of 76. We stole her from a nest in a hollow tree when she was the size of a pecan, completely hairless and dependent on us for food and warmth. We fed her every few hours with a tiny little bottle for what seemed like forever... she eventually grew up and became a wonderful comic companion, following us everywhere, even going to school with me a few times. She lived inside with us until she got too big and adventurous, then we built a cage for her in a willow tree in the backyard. She was free to roam wherever she wanted during the day, and at night we would lock the door to protect her from the neighborhood cats. By the time she was a year old she became feisty and edgy, and eventually bit one of our friends on the nose when he was teasing her. We left her cage unlocked after that, and she eventually moved on to her own life. For several years after, we'd sometimes see her chasing my Dad's truck down the dirt road before running helter skelter back into the hedgerow.
This is a picture of me and my brother's squirrel Farrah taken in the summer of 76. We stole her from a nest in a hollow tree when she was the size of a pecan, completely hairless and dependent on us for food and warmth. We fed her every few hours with a tiny little bottle for what seemed like forever... she eventually grew up and became a wonderful comic companion, following us everywhere, even going to school with me a few times. She lived inside with us until she got too big and adventurous, then we built a cage for her in a willow tree in the backyard. She was free to roam wherever she wanted during the day, and at night we would lock the door to protect her from the neighborhood cats. By the time she was a year old she became feisty and edgy, and eventually bit one of our friends on the nose when he was teasing her. We left her cage unlocked after that, and she eventually moved on to her own life. For several years after, we'd sometimes see her chasing my Dad's truck down the dirt road before running helter skelter back into the hedgerow.
BONUS PICTURE!!!
Farrah discovers a squirrel's wet dream in my parent's living room.
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