I made a road trip to Glen Elder last Thursday to meet with Mike Louthan to purchase a used chain hoist. The road trip began at Mount Hope Cemetery heading south on 150 Road .

On my journey. I decided to take a slight detour at J Road heading west just to see the Jewell State Fishing Lake. The water level is about the same as last November. It's always fun to watch the ducks swimming, diving and playing their silly games.

Back tracking to 150 Road, I continued south toward Glen Elder. A flock of geese was flying over a stubble field that a farmer hadn't shut cattle in. It was a...