Spring had arrived but we got a dusting of snow. Was gone by the end of the day when it warmed up but was so pretty in the morning when I awoke. Went out to see my city and take some photos. Headed down to my favorite area...down by the Missouri River. The photos are all shot in color. It was just so black and white with the fresh snow and crisp morning that they look black and white (except of course the ones of the evergreen needles). Very pretty morning but I'm ready for Spring! [View Full Entry]

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Well hi there y'all: Gotta practice my southern drawl for when I get to North Carolina! Are you impressed, Leshia? Well my day started off rather painfully. My master slid his chair back from the table this morning, right on the end of my tail, and it took a small piece off! Boy, did I yelp and let him know what he had done! They tried to get the blood flow stopped and put a band-aid on! Did you ever have someone try to put a band-aid on your hairy tail? Anyway, once we got in the car and on our [View Full Entry]

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I'm just trying this out again... [View Full Entry]

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Well folks, I have 2 days left until I embark on my journey! And I couldn't be more thrilled, let me tell you. Hopefully I can figure out how to use this thing, and I won't have to bother with stupid e-mail, facebook, or any of that other junk! Except postcards, I will send lots of those, they are fun. [View Full Entry]

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Hey everyone! Well it's three days before my trip starts, and I wanted to get this running before I left. I'm going to try write here as often as I can. [View Full Entry]

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This is one of my favorite bridges in Valley City, ND. Valley City has several bridges of all shapes, sizes and age but this tends to be my fave. Had wanted to stop by and see how it looked with some snow on the ground. Had a great blue sky but the white of the bridge tended to blend in with the snow more than I liked. Still a pretty scene. The Sheyenne River is mainly frozen although it was starting to break up a bit. Was worth the stop! [View Full Entry]

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Greetings all: Well quite an uneventful day for the most part today! A couple of interesting items though. We stopped for a coffee at a place called Caribou Coffee! It was a place on a par with Starbucks, complete with free wi-fi! However notice the selection of washroom facilities they offered us!! (see pic!) Not really - they had the real things! Then down the road a ways, we came upon the back of truck you see pictured! Yup - Samaritan's Purse! That was cool enough, but then we noticed who was hauling the trailer!! Paul Brandt Trucking! Who is Paul [View Full Entry]

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We're having one of those rare days of winter today. When you wake up and the trees are thick and heavy with frost. So beautiful. There's a heavy fog as well despite it not being that cold (in North Dakota terms) at degrees in the mid 20s. I was hoping for a little sun to poke through to make for some gorgoeous photos but the forecast states it's unlikely so heavy fog for the day is what I get to work with it. Headed out this morning to what caught my eye in the frost. Went straight to the Missouri River [View Full Entry]

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Theodore Roosevelt National Park is one of the prettiest places in North Dakota. I really had never gone to take photos of it during the winter months so with a nice, warm day of mid 40s on the forecast, I headed out to see what I could get for photos when there was a little snow still on the ground. During this time of year, many of the roads are closed in the Park because of ice and snow when you get into the very steep parts of the Park. However, the lower area is all open and accessible which still [View Full Entry]

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I sit here thinking about the months to come and realize that I have less than four months left of life as I know it in mild Minnesota. Many thoughts run through my head, mostly of excitement, but there are some others of disbelief that I am actually going to be doing this! I wonder if I'll be different when I return and if/how this experience will change me. There is no doubt that some change will take place, after all, it is the land of the gods! It is a beautiful place full of history and rediscovery of things long [View Full Entry]

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