Tag Archives: Kansas

Thursday Doors

Posted on June 29, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Welcome to Thursday Doors western style. Fort Larned, Kansas, was part of a series of military forts established to provide safe passage for travelers in the 1800s. The first military outpost established in this area was called “Camp on Pawnee … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors | Tagged American history, Fort Larned, Kansas, National Historic Site, National Park Service, Photography, Thursday Doors, Western History | 46 Comments

Pawnee Rock

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

On our recent trip to Kansas, we stopped at Pawnee Rock. Back in the 1800’s, thousands of wagons heading west passed within 100 yards of Pawnee Rock. When you reached this point, it was considered midway between Independence, Missouri, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Traveling | Tagged American history, Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway, Kansas, National Register of Historic Places, Pawnee Indians, Pawnee Rock, Photography, Travel | 26 Comments

Thursday Doors

Posted on June 22, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Thursday Doors this week is from our recent trip to Kansas. This is a beautifully restored stagecoach that is on the grounds of Fort Larned. I don’t know the make of this coach, but history tells the story that the … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors | Tagged Digital photography, Early Settlers, Fort Larned, Kansas, Overland state route, Photography, Stagecoach, Thursday Doors | 43 Comments

Postcard

Posted on June 19, 2017 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Greetings from the Midwest where the wheat harvest is well underway. Headed back to New England tomorrow. Have a great start to your week. 🙂

Posted in Photography, Traveling | Tagged American history, Fort Larned, Kansas, Midwest, Shocking wheat, Wheat harvest | 41 Comments

Thursday Doors

Posted on May 5, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

In the late 1800’s, the Capuchin Franciscan Friars used ten acres of land donated by the Kansas Pacific Railway Company in Victoria, Kansas, to build St. Fidelis Church. St. Fidelis was built to serve the Catholic Volga-German immigrants who had fled southern Russia and settled … Continue reading →

Posted in Churches, Photography, Traveling | Tagged Kansas, Photography, St. Fidelis church, The Basilica of St. Fidelis, The Cathedral of the Plains, Thursday Doors, Victoria, Volga Germans, William Jennings Bryan | 32 Comments

Thursday Doors

Posted on April 28, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

I’m beginning to wonder if I drink too much craft beer. Okay, I thought about it, and the answer is ‘no.’ 🙂 So, when planning the trip to Kansas, our SIL said we had to stop at Free State Brewing … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Thursday Doors | Tagged Craft beer, Free State Brewing Company, Kansas, Lawrence, Lawrence Kansas, Photography, Thursday Doors | 35 Comments

Postcard from Kansas

Posted on April 25, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Posted in Photography, Traveling | Tagged Kansas, Oil well, Pawnee County, Western Kansas, Wind turbine | 27 Comments

Weekly Photo Challenge: Future

Posted on April 8, 2016 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

Interesting photo challenge for someone in the third chapter of a three chapter book.😀 But, there is not end to the list of things I’m looking forward to including a couple of trips, gardening season, more good eats and drinks, summer camping, … Continue reading →

Posted in Photography, Weekly Photo Challenge | Tagged Canon camera, Coneflower, Craft beer, Future, Ireland, Kansas, Lilacs, Maple Syrup, Native Pollinators, Photography, Raspberries, Sunflower State, The Portsmouth Brewery, Weekly photo challenge | 32 Comments

Thursday Doors

Posted on October 8, 2015 by Judy@NewEnglandGardenAndThread

This handsome cape code is at a three-way stop here in town, and I pass it a couple of times a week. The front door is a lovely red, and it is also set up as only New Englanders do when they don’t want … Continue reading →