Dorothy in Oz Kansas!

Look who we met in Liberal, Kansas!  Here I am with Dorothy and her dear little Toto.

We had to drive to Liberal, about and hour and 20
minutes from Garden City, to meet the Stake President.  He suggested that we meet him there since he would be there for a ward conference.  He lives way northwest in Goodland, a little town near the Colorado border.  These Kansas folk think nothing of driving several hours for most anything.  We are getting used to it since we drive for more than an hour for all three of our institute classes.













This is the sign we spotted on the highway as we were driving around doing a little exploring.  Brannick remembered seeing it as we drove north from New Mexico, then Oklahoma, then into Kansas.  Our stake actually goes south a little further to Guymon Oklahoma.

Here we found Dorothy and Toto.  Her blue checkered dress is a little faded from the weather but she still has her ruby slippers and perky pigtails.

Here we find her friend the Scarecrow who wanted a brain. Doesn't he look like he could use one?

Here is our Tin man without any rust on him at all.  Guess he kept the oil can going through the humidity and cold winters here.  

And of course, our Cowardly Lion who looks pretty cowardly.  

This is the Museum which looked pretty interesting from the outside but it was closed since it was Sunday.  Hope we get that far south sometime again so we can check out the inside.

This is a view that takes in a lot of the Yellow Brick Road whose bricks were inscribed with donor's names.  Don't you love the sunflowers ?  They must be the state flower as we see them everywhere.

Well, there now you have taken a trip to Dorothy's Oz in Kansas. Just remember as Dorothy said, 'There's no place like Home!'  (At least I think she said that  :)