Memorial Day Weekend Katy Days

 I spent Sunday over in Parsons Kansas at "Katy Days".  Parsons is sort of a railroad town here in SE KS, folks get together and celebrate on Memorial Day some of that heritage. The Katy comes from the Railroad company that went through most often, The Missouri-Kansas-Texas Railway. Sunday saw a warm morning and good turn out for the events. A religious service, prayer, barbershop quartets singing gospel, speeches dedicated to our servicemen and women, and families sitting in the shade.

Buffalo burgers, onion blossoms, the aroma of good barbecue, among the food vendors. 

Tractor rides.

Trains Rides

Some vintage modes of transportation,

and home made root beer.

Along Gravel Roads

 Some photos taken from a slow ride along a gravel road recently.

 Cactus is in bloom.

 Butterfly Milkweed

Milkweed

Schermerhorn Park

Stopped in at one of my favorite places in SE Kansas; Schermerhorn Nature Center Outside Galena Kansas. Super spot to take lids, trails, a cave, lots of hand on stuff, heres the official web site
http://www.kansastravel.org/schermerhornpark.htm