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More of Burlington, Colorado

Part of my job as a landman is to "dig up" people, and sometimes that means going to the local cemetery! I made a trip to two cemeteries to confirm that someone had indeed passed across the Great Divide, and I couldn't resist taking some pictures.


A grave marker at the Cheyenne Wells cemetery.


There were so many unknown and unidentified grave markers that it was very surprising to me, as the cemetery is very small.
There were also so many babies – I couldn’t believe the amount of children who had died under the age of two that inhabited the cemetery.


This is about 1/3 of the Cheyenne Wells cemetery.


My friend Sue loved the windmill and the cows that were etched onto this marker; I was more amused that it looked like an EKG that was flat lining!


I wonder what his marker looked like.


Not finding what we needed in Cheyenne Wells, we headed out to Kit Carson to visit the cemetery there.


A jackrabbit was hanging out - he was HUGE!


While the Grojeans weren't much for conversation, they did give me the information that I was looking for.


A small herd of whitetails that we saw on the way back to Burlington.

Continuing in our adventures in Burlington, the dogs and I went out last week to do a bit of exploring and taking pictures with a fancy camera while we had it! I was glad to mark 2 new birds in my bird book – the Western Kingbird and the Red-headed Woodpecker. We saw old friends and grabbed pictures of Red-winged Blackbirds and a Red-tailed Hawk.


And they are off! The dogs love our morning runs.


Beautiful Miss Jada, just after she explored the culvert.


Fritz tried to dig up a vole hole he found in the road.


He loves running though the grass as well, but doesn't enjoy the fact that most of it is taller than he is!


Yucca plants.


A Western Kingbird.


Red-headed Woodpecker.


The South Republican River Wildlife Area was formerly known as Bonny Lake. The lake was drained as a result of a water fight between Kansas and Nebraska, and Colorado was involved due to the location of the Republican River Basin.


A boat ramp - never to see another boat.


A Red-tailed Hawk landing on a branch, and showing off his namesake.


Sniper and Jada were looking for a ground squirrel that was making a racket!


Jada and Fritz - their goofy faces make me laugh!


Male Red-Winged Blackbirds.

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  1. Pixie O'KneelMay 22, 2012 at 7:56 AM

    Love cemeteries! The ones we saw in Charleston, SC were amazing and there were lots of babies under 2 in those ones too.

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