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Ozark Trail Part I: Spiders

Yesterday, I took a long hike on the Ozark Trail’s longest section, the Courtois (pronounced “Code-a-way”).

Although I’d like to write an entire blog on the section of trail that I hiked, for now I’d like to show you some of the arachinids who were hanging out on their webs across my trail.

Itsy Bitsy Spider, photo [...]

Caledonia, Missouri Pt. II

Caledonia, Misosuri

Population 158

The entire downtown of Caledonia, which straddles Missouri State Highway 21, is approximately three blocks long. Most of the buildings in Caledonia are dated from the mid-1800s.

Parking in Caledonia means pulling onto the shoulder of the highway. This photo shows the bulk of downtown…

Downtown Caledonia, photo by smalltowngirl

I took this shot standing in [...]

"Nothing" doesn't exist

At the beginning of this video, I was skeptical.

Part of the way into this video, I thought, “Hmmm, his art is kind of neat.”

And by the end of this video, I was inspired.

“I have learning difficulties, you know I can’t read or write. I had to find a way to express myself…the teachers at school made [...]