Picture Of The Week – Popcorn Bear

Something fun this week!

A new addition to the Teddy Bear Adventures Gallery; this little guy is all set for a night at the movies!

Popcorn Bear

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Kansas Wheat

Well; I’m sure you knew we couldn’t get all the way through Kansas week without a couple of shots of wheat fields!

But first…

a few facts about Kansas wheat.

*wheat is a member of the grass family that produces a dry one-seeded fruit commonly called a kernel

*approximately three-quarters of all U.S. grain products are made from wheat flour

*more foods are made with wheat than any other cereal grain

*U.S. farmers grow nearly 2.4 billion bushels of wheat on 63 million acres of land

*wheat is grown in 42 states in the U.S.

*the state of Kansas is the largest wheat producer in the United States

*one bushel of wheat weighs approximately 60 pounds

*one bushel of wheat yields approximately 42 pounds of white flour

*a bushel of wheat yields 42 commercial loaves of white bread

*wheat was first planted in the United States in 1777 as a hobby crop

Golden Fields

LadyBug On Wheat

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Kansas Wildlife

…and yet more of Kansas week on the blog…

Kansas is filled with some pretty awesome wildlife all across the state; from bald eagles to bunnies we’ve got it all.

I live in North Central Kansas  bordering on Western Kansas and in this part of the state you will find critters like…

muskrats, mule deer, coyotes, prairie chickens, ring-necked pheasants, white-tailed deer, bobwhite quail, thirteen-lined ground squirrels, pocket gophers, kangaroo rats, collared lizards, six-lined racerunners, garter snakes, bullsnakes, rock wrens, chimney swifts, western kingbirds, northern mockingbirds, cliff-swallows,  warblers, ducks, grebes, cormorants, and geese, ospreys, sandhill cranes, mountain bluebirds, golden and bald eagles, I’ve even heard that there are elk roaming around the Fort Riley Military Reservation (ok; so that is east of here a good ways but it’s still pretty cool!).

You’ll also find; raccoons, opossums, striped skunks, fox squirrels, beavers, wood rats, skinks, rat snakes, rattle snakes, and several species of frogs, toads, and aquatic turtles.

Oh; yes this list goes on….

We’ve got; ring-billed gulls, long-tailed ducks, common loons, upland sandpipers, eastern meadowlarks, dickcissels, grasshopper sparrows, mourning doves, mallard ducks, Canada geese, red-tailed hawks, wild turkeys, horned owls, bobcats, black-tailed jackrabbits, swift fox, black-tailed prairie dogs, burrowing owls, horned larks, kingbirds, yellow-headed blackbirds, magpies, white pelicans, rough-legged hawks…

Ok; you get the idea.

We’ve got a lot of wildlife in the area.

Now that I’ve given you this huge list I must say that I have only captured a few critters through my lens; here’s a little taste of what is at KKHPhotos.com…

enjoy!

American Tree Sparrow

Junco

Mourning Doves

American Coot

Golden Eagle

Turkey Vulture

Turkey

Bobcat

Sunrise Over Waconda Lake

…and Kansas week continues…

If I have my information right there are about 30 lakes, reservoirs, and dams located in the State of Kansas. I live fairly close to a few of them.

But did you know that most of them are manmade? They were built to meet a lot of needs including drinking water, water to irrigate crops, and even as ways to reduce flood damages. They also provide a lot of wildlife habitat and make great stops for photo walks!

I took this shot at Lake Waconda early one morning while on my way down the highway to visit family. It’s a nice lake for swimming, camping, picnics, and photo ops. I also hear they have some awesome fishing over there!

Sunrise Over Waconda Lake

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Witches, Games, And Ghosts -Oh Fun!

My kids are well past their trick-or-treating years but I still got to have a little Halloween fun this year.

No that’s not me in the witch outfit but whoever she was; she was having a great time!

I went to a Halloween carnival and trunk-or-treat with my young friend; Miss E. The event was held at a near by church and included games, food, a costume parade, and trunk to trunk trick-or-treating across the parking lot.

Miss E’s favorite game was the “Bone Walk”; think cake walk only Halloween themed with individual cookies and brownies for the prizes. I thought that the “Boo Bowling” was a great idea and I loved the faces that had been drawn on those little ghosts.

There’s even a bit of fun at home with our little neighborhood looking a bit spooky today. There’s glowing jack-o-lanterns, ghosts, grave yards, and even faces in the trees.

So grab that candy and man the door; the spooks are on the way!

Happy Halloween!!