Picture from Spearville

This is my favorite picture from last Thursday's visit to the wind farm at Spearville. Looking west.

(Besides, it is an easy way for me to try embedding photos in my blog post.)

Vexillology

Did you know Kansas has two official flags? The traditional one is scorned as a "seal-on-a-bedsheet" by vexillologists. It ranked fourth from last in the 2001 survey of best state/provincial flags in North America. I've lived with it around me for nearly 48 years, and I must admit that it's not much of a flag. Those hardy pioneers were too busy surviving to bother with designing a decent seal or a flag, so it looks like something put together by a committee.
But hold the phone! On June 30, 1953, Kansas adopted a "banner", which is an official alternative to the State Flag. The link to a picture of it on the website of the North American Vexillolgical Association's website is below, if you're interested. Personally, I think it's beautiful, and I'm going to try to get my hands on a real one.
Here's the link. Enjoy!
http://www.nava.org/Flag%20Design/State&Provincial%20Survey%202001/surveywinners/kansas.htm

So this is blogging

If Wes (http://vagabondprofessor.blogspot.com) can do this, so can I!