Grant's Farm

I was going through some old photos tonight and came upon some that I took at Grant's Farm a few years ago.  Grant's Farm is the 281-acre ancestral home of the Busch family, located just south of the city of St. Louis, MO. . .home of some of the beautiful and famous Clydesdale horses along with about 900 other animals from 100 different species.  Zaggat ranks it as the seventh-best family attraction nationwide.  If you get a chance and are in the St. Louis area, make plans to visit.  Its a favorite of kids and adults alike.

The old Bush home

Covered wagon and cannons
 

Pond

 

Bald Eagle
 

Bison

Kangaroos

 

I am facinated by some of the beautiful architecture there:

 

Stable doors
 

Roofline of the stable

Stone archway with bell

Ivy growing on the stable walls

You can check out their website here:  http://www.grantsfarm.com/

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Country Girl

Almost a year ago I travelled to Manhattan, KS to attend my boyfriend's graduation ceremony.  Driving across Missouri and through Kansas was a pretty boring drive as far as the scenery was concerned.  Lots of flat fields of corn, soybeans and cows. 

I happened to have my cell phone in hand as we came upon one farm that I though was postcard quality material. . .While traveling down the highway at 65+ miles an hour (no, I wasn't driving!) I snapped this photo out the car window.  I was really pleasantly surprised at how nice the photo turned out.  While it certainly isn't professional quality, I thought it would be all blurred and uncentered.  I pull it up and look at it from time to time and wonder if I could cut it as a farm girl???

What do you think?

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