Built in 1961, it started leaning almost immediately. The story is that it was filled prematurely, before everything had set. An emergency release of the stored grain prevented the problem from getting any worse. Over the years, the lean has been stabilized and even reduced a little, but it still has a very definite list!
I rode my bike late in the day and captured 3 striking images of scenes that at other times of the day would have gone unnoticed. It started with the backlit trees on the Välkommen Trail. Something caught my eye so I stopped to take some photos. Later, as I was crossing Lincoln, the flags … Read more
Beautiful and dramatic. Northeast of Lindsborg, looking northwest, towards Coronado Heights.
We dropped by the Old Mill Museum on the Smoky Hill River in Lindsborg late this afternoon and were rewarded with some very engaging light. So naturally I took a few photos. The last one was processed using the Fractalius filter to try and give a pen and ink effect.
Let’s start the month in which I celebrate the 14th anniversary of this blog with a slice of life post. I rode my bike around town this afternoon, and took a few photos of the many beautiful flowers I saw. I wish I could capture the scents as well; for a few days there are … Read more
Since they put a surface on the Meadowlark Trail south of town I’ve been able to ride the first mile on my road bike. Still need an off-road bike, a rugged hybrid or mountain bike, to ride the whole distance, but the first mile is pretty nice and quite do’able on a road bike. The … Read more