What a great looking Autumn Clemetis! And peaches looking so yummy!
I've just returned from a Leishman family reunion in the Sandhills of NE. We had it at the family ranch that my great-great grandmother originally homesteaded. It has been in the Leishman family for well over 100 years now. I spent some of the best years of my childhood there and will always be a cowgirl at heart. Here's a shot of the original house in the center and the nearby lake and the windmill nearest the house. The sandhill have had more rain than normal this year. I never remember the lake this full. Here are some of the plants that grow in the sandhills. Very different from this part of NE.
http://www.thenebraskasandhill...
About one fourth of Ne is covered with Sandhills. If you've never driven through them, they are very unique and beautiful in a very special way. All the sandhill kids grow up playing in what we call blowouts:
http://www.google.com/imgres?i...
Highway 83 from Valentine to Thedford and on into Alliance is one of the loneliest roads in America. Cell phone and radio connection fades out and gas and restrooms can be 50 miles apart. Really feels like you are back in the Wild West. Click on the link and then scroll down to see some photos of this area.
http://www.uwsp.edu/geo/projec...
