{"id":1608,"date":"2013-05-31T21:31:33","date_gmt":"2013-06-01T02:31:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=1608"},"modified":"2013-06-01T07:04:58","modified_gmt":"2013-06-01T12:04:58","slug":"home-home-on-the-range","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?p=1608","title":{"rendered":"Home, Home On The Range"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Run: \u00a0None<\/p>\n<p>Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day.<\/p>\n<dl>\n<dd><i>Chorus<\/i><\/dd>\n<dd>Home, home on the range,<\/dd>\n<dd>Where the deer and the antelope play;<\/dd>\n<dd>Where seldom is heard a discouraging word<\/dd>\n<dd>And the skies are not cloudy all day.<\/dd>\n<dd>This is the state song for the State of Kansas. \u00a0We traveled through Kansas today&#8230;a very long time&#8230;we drove through Kansas the long way, end to end, not top to bottom. \u00a0While we were driving, I had this song on my mind&#8230;for a very long time.<\/dd>\n<dd>I must say that things in Kansas are changing. \u00a0When we first started driving this route, back in 1996, there was a LOT of open space. \u00a0There still is a lot of open space, do not get me wrong but it is getting cluttered.<\/dd>\n<dd>We passed a huge wind farm. \u00a0It takes approximately five miles to drive through the windmills on Interstate 70. \u00a0They are stately and have a calming effect on me. \u00a0I cannot explain it.<\/dd>\n<dd>We passed tons of cattle dotting the hills.<\/dd>\n<dd>We passed TONS of oil wells. \u00a0Oil storage. \u00a0Oil drilling equipment. \u00a0Oil stuff everywhere.<\/dd>\n<dd>We saw dust devils. \u00a0It was super windy today (the wind farm was really twirling) and the wind was kicking up the dust devils. \u00a0<\/dd>\n<dd>We saw deer.<\/dd>\n<dd>We did NOT see antelope. \u00a0The deer were lonely. \u00a0No one with which to play. \u00a0Poor deer.<\/dd>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<dd><a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=1609\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1609\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1609\" alt=\"IMG_20130531_083031_092\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_083031_092.jpg\" width=\"3264\" height=\"1836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_083031_092.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_083031_092-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_083031_092-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_083031_092-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=1611\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1611\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1611\" alt=\"IMG_20130531_113758_618\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_113758_6181.jpg\" width=\"3264\" height=\"1836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_113758_6181.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_113758_6181-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_113758_6181-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_113758_6181-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/?attachment_id=1612\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1612\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1612\" alt=\"IMG_20130531_074514_081\" src=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_074514_081.jpg\" width=\"3264\" height=\"1836\" srcset=\"http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_074514_081.jpg 3264w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_074514_081-300x168.jpg 300w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_074514_081-1024x576.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/w0ep.us\/TM\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/IMG_20130531_074514_081-500x281.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 3264px) 100vw, 3264px\" \/><\/a><\/dd>\n<dd><\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Today&#8217;s Run: \u00a0None Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam, Where the deer and the antelope play, Where seldom is heard a discouraging word And the skies are not cloudy all day. 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