2009 awaits!

Not much has been going on for me in the winter months. With the warm January temps I half expect the bison tours to start picking up, but last year was slow because it seemed like people just wern't traveling. Apparently I missed that memo because I have quite a few travel plans for 2009!

In late March or early April, I hope to head to the Sedan area in southeast Kansas to see the redbud tree blossoms. (There is an actual redbud festival.) My wonderful coworker Sue has relatives in that area so she's going to show me the sights. I will be back in that general area in the fall for the Native Plant Society's annual meeting, so I'll get to see the spring and fall wildflowers!

I hope to meet my parents sometime in Denver to tour the sights and visit the botanical gardens for sure. Then in early May I plan to attend the Barber County wildflower walk in Medicine Lodge. I enjoyed it last year so I hope we go to new wildflower locations this year. I have learned to stay at a motel in Pratt though...

June will be a busy month. The first weekend there is a spring wildflower tour at the Maxwell Bison Range just south of Salina and I also want to see the Rolling Hills Zoo. The weekend after that I am attending a friend's wedding in Manhattan. Packed alongside my high heels will be my hiking boots because I plan to take a stroll or two around the Konza prairie. I've always wanted to be in that area in the spring and now I have a reason! Yaa for love and to-death-do-us-part!

Then I will be in Nebraska for the 4th of July holiday and I will definitely make it back out to the Spring Creek Prairie. The wildflowers were wonderful last year and I got some amazing pictures! Not so excited about the ticks though... September will be another busy month with a fall wildflower tour at the Maxwell Bison Range one week, then my cousin's wedding in Hebron NE the next week, and the weekend after that the Native Plant Society annual meeting in SE KS. Busy busy busy!

I hope to travel even more than what I've talked about, so be sure to check back here often for updates! Have a great year!