Soy beans

Gramps & Heath Weninger are in the cab of Heaths' combine cutting soy beans which made 41 bu per acre.

Trick or Treat

Our neighbors, Heath & Dana Weninger kids, A J, Mattie & Vareria. So cute!! They love the cat!

A visit

Jay, Liz & Cheyenne brought a few bales of hay Saturday.

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A Nap

Just playing with my new camera. Pud was really sound asleep!!

A New House

Mary Jo asked me to make a card table house for Julie's two boys.

Calves

Gramps sold the old cows from the home place last Tues (they did well). He is weaning the calves - they are good size!

A Trail

Work days at the arboretum at Waterloo were Sept 18 & 19 - this is just one of the many rest spots on the trails. Walk in the Woods for 5th graders from the public schools is Sept 24& 25 - Usually about 300 tour!

Lunch

L to r: John Riggs, KS Forestry Official, Charles Hardesty & Byron Reida.

Rain and lots of it!

This is a view from the deck - 4 1/2 inches Tues ans 1 1/2 inches Wed. - enough!

New addition

Meet Elmo!! born Sept 10 - so cute!

Lawn Ornament

He looked so perfect, I couldn't resist taking his picture.

Sold

Sold Jake & Jack yesterday - they went to Goddard, KS.

So many blooms

The Sweet Autum Clementis have really been blooming!

So cute

They are so fast.

Our visitors

We have been enjoying the hummingbirds for the last month but they left yesterday.

Miss Kitty

The Humane Society at Newton KS advertised their excess of adult cats - needing a couple of barn cats we picked up Miss Kitty & Trixie (spayed females). They made themselves at home imediately. Miss Kitty IS THE BOSS!!

Trixie

She is a very lovable cat.

New Plant

Planted this Crape Myrtle not very long ago & it seems to love the spot by the deck.

The Ranch Foreman

Gramps covers alot of terrority with this vehicle.

Little Ellie Mae

She was a year old in April - looks like a hippie!

Jenney

Oh! My - another on the way - VERY SOON!!

The New Siding & stained deck

We have been really pleased with the new siding & the stain on the deck.

House & Flowers

The deck which we enjoy almost every morning.

The Fountain

We moved the fountain out to the east of the lower deck. Kaycie is always around to help.

The petunias

My Favorite

Our day lillies arn't as pretty as Wills'but they did very well & this yellow ruffled one is my favorite!

Lazy Days of Summer

The boys lay by the road & people stop & look or take pictures.

Coop Council Hall of Fame

L to R: Terry Kohler (present Coop Manager), Art & Irene Bergkamp, Evelyn Neier & Mark Neier
March 23, 2009, we were guests of Evelyn Neier at the Marriott Hotel, Wichita, KS where her dad, Tony Bergkamp (Art's brother) was inducted into the KS Coop Council Hall of Fame. Tony was manager at the Garden Plain, KS Coop for 40 years retiring in 1984. His picture will be in the Pride of Kansas Building at the KS State Fair. Tony passed away in 1995.

Springtime in Kansas

March 27, 09 the weatherman decided to send a foot of really wet snow to this area! Even my four wheel drive got stuck.

Wind Farm

Yesterday, Sunday, we drove to the wind farm. It's located south of Nashville, KS & goes west about 15 to 18 miles. The turbines are placed at random about 1 mile wide. They provide power for about 30,000 homes. They make some noise. these are located in pasture land with few homes - there's room for many more!

G Gramps & Carmen

A week ago, the Richmond family paid us a visit. Gramps & Carmen appear to be getting acquainted.

Sale Barn

I have my computer repaired - not to much exciting - this is in the sale barn. the calves did very well - some as much as $1.o6 per pound.

Gramps on sale day

Gramps sold 55 head of calves. Bruce Kaufman took 2 loads. This is a picture of Gramps hauling the last few.

Ready for cold weather

The last of Nov, we had more insulation (50 bags) instaled in the attic & had that covered with astro-foil. It really seems to help & the weather man has put it to the test!!!

Campers

We have alot of visitors! They love the green wheat!!