Five for Friday - Minnesota Air National Guard

Minnesota Air National Guard, Minneapolis, MN - May 2013

Here's a different view taken from a different location in the airport on a different day. Do I fly into Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport too much? Yes.

Air National Guard - April 2013

Booming!

A booming we will go, a booming we will go, hi ho the derry-o, a booming we will go.

That just might be the theme song for prairie chickens each Spring as the males perform their mating ritual called booming. The male stomps his feet and lets out a booming sound from air sacs on each side of his neck.

Prairie chickens, while once plentiful on the open prairies, have dropped in significant numbers due to over-hunting and loss of habitat. The town of Rothsay, Minnesota bills itself as the Prairie Chicken Capital of the World and boasts it is the home of the largest prairie chicken in the world. If this statue is any indication, I can only imagine how beautiful these birds are in real life.

Booming Prairie Chicken - Rothsay, Minnesota

It's Got Character

A Work in Progress Perhaps?

Barn Charm - Dilworth Drive Bys

I see this barn every time I drive back and forth on Hwy 10 going the airport in Fargo, North Dakota. I finally snapped a drive by shot so it is a little blurred. It still is a nice looking barn, no matter how you look at it.

Dilworth, Minnesota - January 2013

I also see this lovely barn in Dilworth.

Dilworth, Minnesota - January 2013

Linking to Tricia's Barn Charm at the Bluff Area Daily. Click on the icon below.

InSPIREd Sunday - St. John

Welcome to InSPIREd Sunday where Beth from "E." Lizard Breath Speaks and I are hosting shots each week of churches, temples or other buildings where religious services are held.

This week I am sharing the spire from St. John Lutheran church in Elizabeth, Minnesota. This was taken on an overcast day last December. The base of the spire looks like large "M's". Maybe in honor of Mary, or Minnesota, or May, or...

St. John Lutheran - Elizabeth, Minnesota

The guidelines are simple for participating in InSPIREd Sunday.

The meme opens each Saturday at 6 p.m. Eastern Time until Monday afternoon.

Post a picture of a church, temple, or other fabulous architectural building where religious services are held. If you know the name of the building, include it.

Include the InSPIREd Sunday Badge on your post.

Visit others who are linking up to meme whenever possible.

Rurality - Prom Night

Once you get out of the downtown Fargo, North Dakota area, it is primarily an agricultural landscape. Farm after farm, pastures and fields galore. Quite nice actually, since I prefer the rural lifestyle.

The other weekend was Prom Night for many of the schools in West Central Minnesota and the Fargo area. You know you are in farm or ranch country when your limo ride to prom looks like this:

Going to Prom - Fargo, North Dakota

Sharing this week in Madge's Rurality Blog Hop. Click on the badge below to join in or start your hop.

TwoFer Tuesday - Clouds

Clouds above Hwy 97 on a very windy day - Orondo, Washington