Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Arkansas and Missouri and a short stay

The story of the turtle is sad but at least it lived and now travels to various zoos. It is a good reminder why we should not toss things only in the proper trash receptacles. You can read her story at http://www.dnr.state.mn.us/adoptriver/peanut.html
I could not get a clear shot of her as the tank had condensation on the top and the side distorted. She is housed at the fish hatchery near Branson Missouri. Quit a figure for a lady, not so much for a turtle.

This is what the sides of the roads are made of --I should say the land is made of all this rock and they have to cut it away to make the roads.


The Galena "Y" bridge is over St James River in Missouri.


Bil so wanted his fishing rod -- but alas we were in Bass Pro and they would have frowned on that sort of thing. It is amazing how many fish could hide in the tree.


A roadside rest provided some tranquil time near the river. It was very shallow but fast moving.
This shuttle car was seen along one of our side trips.
The sun was really red and awesome as we headed back to my aunts in Lincoln Arkansas.
This was a little later seen in the trees. You can really see how red the sun was.

Following are two photos of baby red tail hawks that are nesting in the tree at my aunts house.

Wild flowers are everywhere. These roses are in the country near my aunts house.
A field of lily's now rather wild at my aunts but planted as a flower bed at one time. Left to spread they did a very nice job of it.
This is one of the larges chimes I have ever seen.


We took a short trip to the Prairie Grove Civil War Park. I had relatives that fought in this area.





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