Home, home on the Range

The Hills are ALIVE....with, well, smoke. The Hills are actually not alive: they're smoldering. That's because, every spring, ranchers engage in burning their fields.  Soon they'll be alive with fresh new shoots of grass but, in the meantime, the Flint Hills billow with thick white and red clouds of smoke.

Today we arrived in KS. As we drove along I70, I was marveling (a bit apprehensively...) at my new home.

Prominent marker greets you as you approach the Flint Hills Region

Aerial photo of the Flint Hills in the springtime

If you're interested in reading a bit more about this annual practice, here's a link to the KS Historical Society's write-up: http://www.kshs.org/p/cool-things-flint-hills-firestick/10360

The movers arrive tomorrow morning with all my things from Memphis. I hope it all fits into our 3BR Townhouse!

Love, April