Toto, I don't think we're in Kansas anymore....oh, wait. nevermind.

So far my trip to KS has been quite educational. I thought I'd pass along some interesting (yet probably useless) tidbits of information :)

1. Land in KS is laid out in square/rectangle shapes. This makes for a really nice aerial shot (if you happen to have an airplane handy.)

2. People paint the tops of their fenceposts (or stripes around nearby telephone poles) in KS to tell people not to hunt/trespass on their land. Why this is better than "No Hunting/No Trespassing" signs I am not sure.

3. Cows, it seems, have their very own daycare system built into each herd. It was pointed out to me today that the six calves hanging out near the one adult cow were being "cowsat" by the mama cow. June went on to tell me that in practically every heard, the mama cows take turns babysitting the baby cows while the other moms go off to eat. Interesting.

4. People fertilize their land here with straight nitrogen. None of the mix for them, thank you very much. Instead, they burn their land to renew it so it will grow. There is to be a field fire here in a day or so (pics to come.)

5. There is a pretty good sized prison between here and Wichita. Apparently the famous serial killer BTK (http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial_killers/unsolved/btk/index_1.html) is being held in that very prison. Hope he doesn't escape while I'm here.

6. We passed by a prison with no fence. (this is not the same fence where the BTK killer is)...apparently this place is "summer camp" for those on the honor roll at whatever prison they were at. This is still slightly disturbing. I was told that sometime last year the prisoners were in a vehicle to work somewhere and didn't come back..they were later found at a local trailer park...um..fraternizing with a local. They haven't given the guys keys to any vehicle ever since.

7. Real, out-from-under-the-chicken eggs are a lot more yellow than the ones you buy in a store. I had some tonight and they were pretty decent.

That's all for now...I'm pooped (riding around all day taking pictures will wear a girl out!)

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