Since the early days of settlement in the United States, tornadoes have been a threat. This entrance door is primitive, however, it is the portal to safety against powerful weather events. 

You might recognize these faces. They are the faces chiseled out of the rock on Mount Rushmore. Artists worked tirelessly for countless hours in preparation of replicating these images on the mountain. Art doesn't simply happen. It is time consum... 

 

 

 

This lone, stripped tree, with debris wrapped around its branches, stands as a reminder of the devastation one mighty storm brought to Joplin, Missouri, in 2011. In 2013, Moore, Oklahoma, learned just how devastating that kind of storm can be. 

One year after the devastating tornado of 2011 in Joplin, Missouri, devastation of lives is still visible. Street after street still shows signs of the terror endured by the residents during the reign of this storm. 

Trace the light through the trees, leaves and limbs to create a puzzle of nature on the ground. 

Every garden needs a gnome to watch over the fields of home! Bright eyes and wide smile, he watches over the land, never sleeping and never complaining! 

 

 

 

 

 

A sure sign of spring and a boutiful harvest lies in the beauty of this pear blossom.