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Thursday, August 18, 2016

Trip to Grand Island and Sherman Reservoir

Today we went to Grand Island to drop off my Mosaic Lighthouse quilt and Chopkey hexagon origami pillow at the Exhibit Hall at the Nebraska State Fair.

Train hauling pillars for wind generators



Clarks, Nebraska


Larry, singing and eating raspberry chocolate-chunk soft-serve ice cream


After leaving Grand Island, we head for Sherman Reservoir.





Middle Loup River






Farwell water tower 








Signs read:
Free Weeds
Pick your own
Poison Ivy
Dandelions
Clover
Crabgrass
But Please Don't
Pick the Flowers

American Motors Javelin

Model A -- you're in luck!  It's for sale!





The old school


Motorcycle with trailer










Sherman Reservoir





Seagull


Grey hairstreak butterfly on goldenrod


Grey hairstreak butterfly and soldier beetle on goldenrod

The grey hairstreak has tails and spots on its hindwings that look like big eyes and antennae, to a predator.  The butterfly wiggles the wings and antennae almost constantly, in order to protect itself.

Purple clover


Flat-top goldenrod buds



Larry and our Jeep at Sherman Reservoir

Eastern kingbirds


Eastern kingbird



Sarah Lynn

Great blue herons









The Jeep has a hiccup.  "Do you need a hammer?"











Trade Winds Marina







Now no one will ever guess they live in a camper.  Right?













Two juvenile wild turkeys following their mother, who is following the rest of the posse.  
(A flock of domestic turkeys is called a 'rafter' or a 'gang'.)














Cattle cooling off in a pond.  It was 96° F.


















He just can't help himself...


He has to try it out.























A close-up of this shot reveals that the lady passenger of the Mini Coop was unimpressed with me taking her picture.








Fish were jumping like anything.





Grasshopper


German shorthaired pointer

Homes around the Reservoir

The garage is (a lot!) bigger than the house.





A lot of the boats were bigger than the houses, too.















Loup City park






Time for supper!  And Subway it is.

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