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Lincoln Lore

9/25/2014

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Lincoln, Nebraska, that is. We did not get to try out the bike trail at Lake Anita yesterday because of intermittent rain. Of course, the sun was pushing its way out as we pulled out of the campground. We did take time to get a photo of a man outstanding in his field--Butch in the beautiful stand of prairie grass behind our campsite.

For some reason, the drive to Lincoln took longer than we anticipated--not sure why. But eventually we reached one of the campgrounds at Branched Oak State Park northwest of Lincoln. The park itself is wonderful. Can't say much for the showers. They are quite old and operated by a ring and chain apparatus that looks like it belongs in a medieval torture chamber. It pulls very hard--I can't  imagine that any child under ten can operate it. But the sites are nice with great views.

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Butch's baby brother Dan and wife Ann drove up to join us for supper. Since we landed and set up later than expected, we decided to take in a local restaurant. On the recommendation of the campground host, we ended up in nearby Raymond at a bar and grill called the Ding-a-Ling. I had an excellent mushroom and swiss burger.

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Dan and Butch plan to golf this afternoon. This requires a lot of advance discussion--much of it self-deprecating (mostly on Butch's part) in the line of: "I can't sink a putt to save my soul lately," "My hip hurts," "I need the senior tees," and so on.  I think this is a ritual designed to catch Dan off guard if Butch does have a good round. It was a practice he learned from their dad, Charlie. Sandbagging, I think it's called but I don't really understand the fine points of golf.

We returned to the campground and sat outside for a couple of hours under a moonless, starry, starry sky worthy of Van Gogh.


While the guys golf, Ann, niece Abby, and I will take in a quilt exhibit in downtown Lincoln, hit a grocery store, and come back here to get the fire started for supper. You know how it is for us pioneer women.

This morning I plan to get a bike ride in around the campground. Don't laugh--it's quite large. I also have not met my writing goals the last two days so need to work on that. And there is an arboretum here in the park that we might take in. Ah, the strenuous life of a camper.

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Susan
9/25/2014 01:11:45 am

Welcome to Lincoln. Branched Oak is HUGE and you should take time to drive around and check it out. There are several camping areas and all of them are somewhat different than the next. Don't forget to drive into town and hit the farmer's market in the Haymarket downtown on Saturday morning. We have a gorgeous new arena and the surrounding restaurants and shops are fun. You should also take in the sites and sounds of all the Husker fans on Saturday before the game. It's an amazing site!

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Karen Nortman
9/25/2014 03:20:47 am

Thanks for the suggestions, Susan. Unfortunately we head on to Kearney tomorrow for a weekend reunion of some of Butch's Many many cousins. If that doesn't put us in jail, we will head up to the Sand Hills and over toward Sioux City. This is a great park.

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Havi
9/25/2014 03:53:35 am

What a nice pic of the brothers. Can't wait to hear how the golf turned out. Sounds like a nice visit. Sorry we had to miss that. Counting down the days until we are behind the wheel of RRII.

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andy c
9/25/2014 12:11:37 pm

great pic of the brothers! my regards to the gang!















My regards to the whole gang...love your pictures!






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