Tag Archives: Missouri

Rivers, Lakes and Oceans: Water Water Everywhere, #167

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Finally, the gorgeous turquoise waters of Big Spring and Little Spring, which together bubble out of the rocks to join to the Current River.
Due to extrememly high water levels, the banks were verdant
The beauty of the surrounds, coupled with the vivid turquoise of the water is spellbinding.
Boats were nestled in among the water hyacinth.
Those trees out in the water were on dry land a few months ago.
dealing with a few pushy seagulls, but totally leaving alone another black blob a bit down the way on the sand near the water. Was it??
He told me to sit very still and showed me how to adjust my balance a bit when the water got choppy.
The water ran swift and free,

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For Water Water Everywhere #167

Load a Bale A Cotton

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For those of you who saw my cotton picking photos…here is a fascinating view of how they get those HUGE bales of cotton onto the truck for hauling away:

Missouri Cotton Fields

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Before the harvesting
Cotton bale on its way to a local cotton gin.
Cotton bales in fields
After the harvest

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Want to see how they load these colossal bales onto trucks to haul them away?  Go HERE.

Cee’s Black and White Challenge: Field

Sunday Trees, Nov 18, 2018

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Lone Tree, Missouri Flood Plain, Nov. 2018

For Becca’s Sunday Trees.

Big Spring

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For Cee’s Flowing Water prompt, B&W.

Missouri Doors: Nov 15, 2018

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For Norm’s Thursday Doors.

The Death of Halloween

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The Death of Halloween

What if we threw Halloween and nobody came?
If no one came to trick or treat, who might be to blame?
Perhaps they threw a party and we were not invited.
Perhaps the little kids are scared that they might be bited!
Are small girls scared of zombies, little boys spooked by ghosts?
Are all the big boys scared as well, in spite of all their boasts?
So in spite of Reese’s Cups, Hershey’s Bars and Snickers,
no  chocolate biters are in sight, no chewers and no lickers. 
It seems that Halloween has died. Yearly hauntings are no more.
We might as well eat all the treats, give up and lock the door!!!

 

After an hour of waiting in vain for Trick or Treaters, just as I was trying to post this post, three groups of them showed up at our door.  Halloween has been rejuvinated.  Photos to follow. If you need a link to them, HERE they are.

The Rest of the Trip to Big Spring

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The Rest of the Trip to Big Spring

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After a long drive, we were finally approaching Big Spring, one of the largest natural springs in the world, with an outpouring large enough to fill a baseball stadium overnight.
This is where we were headed,
And we were almost there, when alas,
this is the bad news we were greeted with.
and after another long winding drive through the beauties of the Ozarks,
success!!!
As well as evidence of the reason for our detour.
Finally, the gorgeous turquoise waters of Big Spring and Little Spring, which together bubble out of the rocks to join to the Current River.
The beauty of the surrounds, coupled with the vivid turquoise of the water is spellbinding.
Watercress abounds,
as do other aquatic plants.
Although it is forbidden, obviously someone couldn’t resist the temptation to wade in the cold pristine water.
It wasn’t forgottenman, though. Here seen in a reflective mood.
Then we took this sidewalk to nowhere
and discovered this neglected playground.
Forgottenman couldn’t resist those steps up to the top.
Nor could he resist the long ride down.
such as this cache of acorns,
a lush undergrowth of moss and ferns,
as well as mistletoe
and, finally, this leaf seemingly surrounded by jewels
After an hour or so, we said good bye to Big Spring.
On our ride out, the roadside was set aflame as we rode off to new adventures.
Tomorrow, it’s off to Des Moines!

https://sonofabeach96.com/2018/10/25/which-way-challenge-october-25-2018/

Big Spring Junket (Fall Color) FOTD

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We took a day trip to the Ozarks today to the most beautiful area with the most generic name ever—the Big Spring area of the Current River!  In spite of the uninspiring names, wanted to share a few of the 300 plus photos I took today.  More to follow… (Relax.  There are only 15 here.)

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Cee’s FOTD Challenge

The Haunting of Morehouse (Halloween Photo Challenge)

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The Haunting of Morehouse, Missouri

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https://weeklyprompts.com/2018/10/27/photo-challenge-halloween/