tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post2045645943901575490..comments2023-11-02T07:05:51.747-06:00Comments on Call Me Grandma Dawn: Life and Death on the PrairieDawnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14938607712512860569noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-24764321747503353352009-07-20T07:45:18.879-06:002009-07-20T07:45:18.879-06:00Sometimes it may take a few days before I have tim...Sometimes it may take a few days before I have time to visit but you know I always come over eventually! lol Yup, summer time really cuts into our blogging, I know it has for me. <br /><br />I just love the pictures of the wild flowers and the cemetery. Isn't it amazing the beautiful bloom a weed can have?! You know how much I love walking through old cemeteries and like you, I love reading Carole Buranthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05497329055251626140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-64256796676466259152009-07-18T09:24:41.540-06:002009-07-18T09:24:41.540-06:00I'm sorry. I'm one of those who has been ...I'm sorry. I'm one of those who has been absent, but...I'M BA-ACK!!<br /><br />Looks like a wonderful time on the prarie!groovyoldladyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07971936982658984234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-29722691638007209742009-07-15T19:27:01.617-06:002009-07-15T19:27:01.617-06:00It does seem as if I haven't had time to blog ...It does seem as if I haven't had time to blog or visit! Sometimes, it takes me several days to finish one! <br /><br />Beautiful scenery on your trip! I love walking through an old cemetery.nancygraycehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05288996419936475583noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-21294450487092484872009-07-14T00:07:07.635-06:002009-07-14T00:07:07.635-06:00I've not had the normal amount of visitors eit...I've not had the normal amount of visitors either. I think it happens every summer. I'm sorry, I haven't been around. I enjoyed your trip to the prairie.Nadinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01480908026387066960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-68779540601278678822009-07-13T23:57:08.390-06:002009-07-13T23:57:08.390-06:00Dropping by to catch up with what's going on i...Dropping by to catch up with what's going on in your world and you've been busy!<br /><br />Love the tour of the prairie! I've always been fascinated with anything to do with pioneer life.<br /><br />Hope you're having a good week, Dawn. :o)<br /><br />Love and hugs,<br /><br />DianeDiane@Diane's Placehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10919687116633720697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-67991361525157325252009-07-13T23:55:49.877-06:002009-07-13T23:55:49.877-06:00I love those thistle-like plants with the beautifu...I love those thistle-like plants with the beautiful flowers. You are so right. They remind us that beauty can grow out of pain. I love that analogy...and so appreciated those pictures.<br /><br />I like to browse graveyards also. It makes me sad...but it gives one perspective in a wierd sort of way. It reminds me that life is no picnic and it was difficult for others as well as myself. But life Sharon Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05538835090062707610noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-41967135153523523112009-07-13T18:17:09.944-06:002009-07-13T18:17:09.944-06:00It looks like a lovely trip Dawn. I'm always ...It looks like a lovely trip Dawn. I'm always amazed at the cacti flowers. They are just exquisite.<br />Isn't it restful being in the country? I love people, but I would be perfectly content plunked down in the middle of 100 acres somewhere in the country. There's something about the quiet beauty that just ministers to me.<br />Thanks for the sympathetic comment :-) We're Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14937532276250199445noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-76716733349525913402009-07-13T15:12:55.075-06:002009-07-13T15:12:55.075-06:00Yes, the blogging world does seem to have slowed d...Yes, the blogging world does seem to have slowed down. I hope it's just that people are busy and not losing interest. I still love it as much as ever!<br />Your visit to the prairie was wonderful. I love how you take the time to stop and notice the littlest of things. And I especially loved your analogy of how God brings beauty from pain. That speaks to me very loudly in this season of Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05000458717596988346noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-88052903673562690582009-07-12T15:59:41.136-06:002009-07-12T15:59:41.136-06:00Dawn,
I had to laugh at Care Bear's comment. ...Dawn,<br /><br />I had to laugh at Care Bear's comment. Seems she is a shoot from the hip kind of girl. Love it. <br /><br />The thistles are lovely when they bloom. Last year I had a four foot Scottish thistle in the front flower bed. It had beautiful purple blossoms on the top and my neighbour begged me not to get rid of it. I eventually pulled it out. This year the thistles were gone Maryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08175754179624182953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-58918190690156554612009-07-12T12:49:34.244-06:002009-07-12T12:49:34.244-06:00I wish I had internet at home, so I could visit yo...I wish I had internet at home, so I could visit your blog more often! I love Care Bear's comment. :-)<br />Beautiful flower pictures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12097238581537624315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-63177565414419532932009-07-12T06:20:34.368-06:002009-07-12T06:20:34.368-06:00Add the fact that my son's laptop is dead to t...Add the fact that my son's laptop is dead to the fact that it is summer and I am outside as much as possible....yes - I think it is the same all over the place! Quiet. And maybe it is a good thing. <br />I loved all your photos, Dawn. That trip was well worth it! Amazing what beautiful flowers pop up from the cacti, isn't it!Lindshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17141761866483224572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-15406404957374416782009-07-12T00:18:39.492-06:002009-07-12T00:18:39.492-06:00Enjoyed reading and catching up on your blog, guil...Enjoyed reading and catching up on your blog, guilty of being a little absent lately. Old cemetaries can be quite fascinating. Your photos are very nice. <br />We are planning a trip from Cal. to CO. late August, driving, and am afraid of the amount of pictures I may take along the way as we do some sightseeing.<br />God BlessChristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162152550415193254noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-47415134009681648632009-07-11T15:25:20.969-06:002009-07-11T15:25:20.969-06:00Hi again Dawn, you said you wondered how far we ha...Hi again Dawn, you said you wondered how far we have to drive to get to the beach? Well, it depends...if we want to go to the beaches in town, it's about a 5 minute drive from our house [pending we hit the lights green]...but the photo that is on my blog today where I'm in my bibs...that's about a 20 minute drive over the causeway to the island. Then, we can go north toward the Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-8246872133519729432009-07-11T14:31:05.692-06:002009-07-11T14:31:05.692-06:00Hey there Dawn,
Thanks for coming to visit me and...Hey there Dawn,<br /><br />Thanks for coming to visit me and leaving comments. You are SO right...it's like a ghost town during the summer!<br /><br />Blessings and love the pics and the Grandbabies new blog!kpjarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02425417734069925095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-77065619304746906132009-07-11T04:33:06.007-06:002009-07-11T04:33:06.007-06:00What a lovely scenic trip Dawn! I just love all th...What a lovely scenic trip Dawn! I just love all the flowers, so different from ours. When visiting Arizona we took a horseback trip out into the desert and saw many beautiful flowers. They told us not to get near them though as they were cactus! The horses seemed to know to go around them carefully.<br /><br />No I didn't like a raccoon in my kitchen! lol! Strange things just seem to happenMidlife Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03531655128417397650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-59806948064944441122009-07-11T01:22:39.901-06:002009-07-11T01:22:39.901-06:00From the mouths of babes! That's my girl!
...From the mouths of babes! That's my girl! <br /><br />Great pictures, by the way.Kristenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910080965809798692noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-26954226515761692022009-07-10T17:01:28.617-06:002009-07-10T17:01:28.617-06:00You can whine if you want to...
I really enjoyed y...You can whine if you want to...<br />I really enjoyed your trip to the prairie...especially the old graveyard...I am fascinated by them myself...I love to read all the gravestones and try to imagine the people who are buried there...<br />thanks for visiting me...and I will try to stop by to see you more often...<br />I have been lazy this summer...Mimihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05829978526818067941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-74213036447046622009-07-10T13:08:59.340-06:002009-07-10T13:08:59.340-06:00I love visiting old cemeteries. My boys think I&#...I love visiting old cemeteries. My boys think I'm nuts.<br /><br />Hope you're having a good summerAmyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11956170526105416459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-16826949868393110432009-07-10T11:07:48.166-06:002009-07-10T11:07:48.166-06:00My grandparents used to come visit us in the sprin...My grandparents used to come visit us in the spring to go to the desert and see all the cactus in bloom. It really is quite spectacular. I guess they need to have at least one showy part of their growth!<br /><br />The big white flowers remind me of a plant we have here that we call the "Fried Egg" flower (Matillija Poppy). I was surprised to see yours on our drives and did get out Needled Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07749314475716010490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-56888383517552154242009-07-10T07:10:59.588-06:002009-07-10T07:10:59.588-06:00I love old cemeteries. The small town I grew up in...I love old cemeteries. The small town I grew up in had a very old one and I used to love to visit, checking out the dates and thinking about the lives led. <br /><br />Beautiful flowers and great shots of the prairie. They definitely made me wish I lived near sights like that. Where I live is gorgeous, but it's such a different kind of beauty. It's nice to be able to see the different Samhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13069417648988456196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29822720.post-84722667091348760502009-07-10T07:08:24.648-06:002009-07-10T07:08:24.648-06:00Yep, yep,.......it's summer, most people are v...Yep, yep,.......it's summer, most people are vacationing, traveling, and working in the yards/gardens. I get up early each day so I can blog before I do work. LOL<br /><br />Anyway, love all the photos. There is one particular one that stood out...it's almost the shape of a heart. [the 2nd one above 'going home a different route].<br /><br />Love the cattle photos and about the Hootin Annihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08811326085498312568noreply@blogger.com