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The View from Sunflower Gardens By Marilyn Bentley Last Updated: July 02, 2015 Find riches in many Kansas places Did you know Kansans have a legend about Coronado, a Spaniard who traveled to the Kansas plains in search of gold? "He believed stories of seven golden cities of great wealth." — Ray Nelson What he did not learn is that the gold was there in oil, gas in a bed of rock. Also in the coming of red wheat, seen in fields of waving grain in golden ripeness. Here there are rich yields to help feed our world. There was gold above in grain, below in oil. We know early Kansans were glad for windmills on treeless Kansas plains to catch the winds to pump the water for homes and livestock. These windmills made farms and ranches progress. "Young settlers dug wells to water herds and irrigate crops. The windmills became landmarks on Kansas hills. Farms became each an oasis of food, water, rest. These crude windmills cleared the path for days of growth that led to modern ways." — Ray Nelson Now we have tall "wheels" on wind farms in many areas. These, too, are modern miracles. Modern workers on farms, field or in industry know it takes work to make crops yield. "Work is calling for energy, creativity, vision and strength. Work is a blessing to many. Work with hands, or head, or heart produces harvests rich beyond recall." — Ray Nelson Many a happy rancher has a sorrel in his corral. Kansans may be rural or urban. We all have talents. We are blessed to be in a bread basket for the world. Meanwhile at Sunflower, we have had birthday parties, special biscuits and gravy breakfasts, coffee chats, cookouts, sing-alongs, piano concerts, game nights and Bible studies. And we do jigsaw puzzles or take walks in our halls or around the north building. Welcome, welcome to all new residents. Remember to keep our troops in your prayers. Verse of the week (Colossians 3:14): "And above all these things, put on charity, which is the bond of perfectness." "Many a newspaper person, or reader, or writer notices a ‘different' way that we see as an error. "Did you know we call ‘homophones' two words that sound alike but have different meanings? "For example: ‘Hangar,' as in airplanes. The mistake is ‘hanger.' Or ‘pedal' (as in bicycles) or ‘peddle.' ‘Stationery' as in paper often as a mistake spelled ‘stationary.' "Kansans know ‘hail' or ‘hale,' ‘prey' and ‘pray,' ‘their' or ‘there,' ‘pail' or ‘pale,' ‘affect' or ‘effect.' "It leaves a reader ‘wondering' or sometimes ‘wandering' when misapplied. — Bill Boyer Happy reading. "Be kind, anyway." Mother Teresa. |
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