SueBee Arts

With the snow and ice mostly melted, I decided to try a walk at Dillon Nature Center yesterday afternoon. I took my rubber yard boots along and changed into them before I set off. That was a smart decision because, while the cement path around the lake was fine, the path through the woods was […]

Our weather forecast was quite accurate… 2-5″ of snow expected starting during the night. It’s still snowing right now, mid morning, and it looks to me like 3-4″ has already settled. Lovely to gaze at, probably not so nice if having to get to a job. Ahhh, the joys of being retired! ~SueBee

Here’s wishing all my blog friends and followers all the best, and a very Happy New Year. This picture features my “pup” that I adopted last year. Due to my living alone status, many of my friends often suggested I get a dog or cat. I personally couldn’t take the risk of medical bills which […]

What started as a light snow this past Friday (November 24th), kept on going until our little town in Kansas had anywhere from 9 to 12 inches, depending on which report you read! It’s been beautiful and peaceful, but has been melting away day by day. I’m keeping my fingers crossed in hopes of having […]

It’s so exciting to wake up to snow falling! After living most of my life in Southern California where the only snow fell in surrounding mountains, it’s so fun to look into my Kansas backyard and see white, fluffy stuff. ~SueBee

I changed route for my morning walk yesterday, opting for the Fairgrounds rather than my neighborhood. It was opening day of the State Fair which is held in Hutchinson where I now live, and I figured I’d do a brief look-see. (I bought a ticket and plan to spend a day there next week when […]

The nearby town of Lindsborg, Kansas, is always a treat to visit. It’s charming, as you’ll see from the below gallery. Per the city website, “The City of Lindsborg was settled in the spring of 1869 by a group of Swedish immigrants from the Värmland province of Sweden led by Pastor Olof Olsson”. Throughout the […]

Today’s Foto Fix was taken somewhere on a back road as I made my way to Lindsborg, Kansas. I had eyes on me as I drove by! ~SueBee

Inman is a tiny city less than ten miles north of my home. On occasion, I take a drive to a pizza restaurant on the Main Street there, and generally end up meandering along their country roads after. The population is just over 1300, which, per the internet, is the 9217th largest city in the […]

I was out for a drive and came across endless fields of sunflowers, the state flower of Kansas. I can certainly see why it was chosen. According to this website, “Kansas ranks 4th in the US in sunflower production, and we grow both non-oil as well as oil type varieties. In 2018, 89 million pounds of […]

Readers might think I’d tossed in the blogging towel as I haven’t posted much in the past months, but no. I’ve just found that since moving to Kansas and buying a full-size house with basement on a half acre plot, the hours in each day have shortened by nearly half! It’s a very odd thing […]

The pictures included here continue from my previous post Visiting Abilene, part 1. I not only wandered through the Eisenhower President Museum (that will be a separate blog post), but also the little historical area. I even found another painted boot. As daylight was quickly coming to a close, I decided to take back roads […]

Abilene, Kansas, was yesterday’s spontaneous driving destination. Just about 1.25 hour northeast of Hutchinson, I chose my first visit to the home of our 34th President, Dwight D. Eisenhower, for a Sunday. I knew that most things would be closed and therefore, very quiet, peaceful, and great for picture-taking. To say I was impressed with […]

Following an afternoon wandering around the Swedish town of Lindsborg, about 45 minutes north of my home, I started exploring the surrounding area. I’d heard of Coronado Heights before, and was very happy to stumble across it. Per Wikipedia, “It is alleged to be near the place where Francisco Vásquez de Coronado gave up his search for […]

My large back yard was calling for a vegetable and herb garden, so I laid out a plan in an area that was pretty dull and featureless. My inspiration was drawn from pictures my sister-in-law showed me of large trellises made from heavy metal cattle fencing panels. I was immediately drawn to them and started […]

While out and about yesterday, I came across an old drive-in movie theater in Kanopolis, a town about an hour’s drive from my home. It certainly took me back to the days of my youth when I often went to the drive-in, both as a child with my family, and later as an adult. I […]

I visited Dillon Nature Center, about 2 miles from home, for a walk yesterday morning. It was a good decision as you might agree after seeing the pictures. ~SueBee

The dilapidated garden shed in my backyard that I converted to a beach shack last month has now been upgraded to a She Shed. The function of it is mostly decorative, but the project allowed me to bring things out of storage in my garage and I’m glad of that. Back in Orange, California, I […]

Hutchinson, Kansas, had lightning, thunder, and thankfully, lots of rain last night. With our current heat spell, I’m grateful for any amount of extra water on my yard. The soil is so different here than anything I’ve experienced; it’s actually sand. This area was apparently a gigantic inland ocean ages ago. That being said, I’ve […]

Try as I might, I’ve not been very lucky in getting pictures of all the various birds visiting my backyard, whether at the feeders or the three bird baths I maintain for them. Regardless of a lack of good pictures, they bring me endless joy on a daily basis. My favorites are the blue jays […]