The snow we got earlier in the week has melted off; temperatures are heading for the 70′s this weekend. And it’s time for the clocks to spring forward. All that motivated me to put up a new header here in tbbs-land. Gracing this blog is Stone Post and Prairie Grasses 9543, from CatDancing.

That rock looking thing on the right is a stone fence post. Cat’s comment on the photo sums it up:

Lincoln Country, Kansas, is called the Stone Post County. Because of the scarcity of wood for fence posts, stone has been used. Many fences along the road used a combination of old stone posts, wooden braches, and even more modern metal posts. Here’s one example of one of these old stone posts.

I’ve made many trips through Lincoln County Kansas, and I always liked seeing stone fence posts. I had no idea that it was called the Stone Post County, but there is lots of limestone in the area, and resourceful Kansans use what they have at hand.

I’ll also point out that this header does not do justice to the beautiful composition of the original photo; it’s difficult to convey the original’s beauty in a 1200×175 slice. So click that link up there, and check out the original. You won’t be disappointed.

-k-