Old Trains

      After a sixteen hour adventure in the airport and before a twelve hour trip around the countryside of Kansas, we took a trip to see the railroad museum in Wichita, Kansas. The museum itself was a very small building, so we didn't think much time would be spent at the local, to our surprise, though, there were many old train cars and engines in a lot outside the museum. The different cars and engines were really neat to walk through as there were not any ropes and we could explore to our hearts content. The day spent in the train yard presented an opportunity for a lot of neat pictures to be shot.  

Map of the Train Which Used to Traverse Through Kansas

(Reminded me of the days past when trains were really important for communication and supplies.) 

 

Old Official Guide for the Railway Workers 

 

Christine Greatly Enjoying Her Time Out in the 102 Degree Weather



 

 

Christine and I in an Engine from 1768 

 

Dad Contemplated the idea of Becoming a Conductor  

 

Dad, Grandma, and Grandpa in Front of the Great Plains Transportation Museum

The Smith Family Farm, Kansas

Contrary  to what I believed most of my life, all of Kansas is not flat, brown and devoid of trees!! I came to this strange realization one week ago when my sister, father and I took a trip to see my grandfather's family farm in Kansas. The farm was absolutely beautiful and the day we went to see the farm was one of the best days of my life. All I could think was: "How marvelous are your works oh Lord!", as I spent hours in the car looking out at the Lords creation. Due to a two year drought the land is extremely dry in Kansas and a lot of foliage has died. Even through a groaning creation, one can still see the marvel of God's creation. The sky and land is so vast in Kansas that everything was so overwhelming and beautiful to me, a city girl from the East Coast.

Grain Bin 

 

Old Barn 

(My dad used to play in the hayloft as a child.) 

The Road to the North Pasture

 

                                         

  

 Cows and Calves

  

 
Wild Flowers and a Butterfly

A Wingless Type of Grasshopper

(Although he still had lots of armor.)

 

 Christine and Dad in the North Pasture

 

Dad and I at the End of a Great Day on the Farm