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What happened to the sun?

 We had it when we left Texas.  We were bringing it to Colorado.  It rained all last night.  The sun didn’t come out today.  It was cloudy/drizzly/rainy all day.  No sun to be found.  We had it, but we lost it. Well what the heck.  We’re not in Kansas anymore.  We’re back in Colorado. Stopped for the night at a soggy KOA in Strasburg. 2015 summer trip map  
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Happy Anniversary to us!

 Forty-nine years already. Had morning coffee in the windshield.  Moved to the lawn chairs outside when it had warmed up a little.  REMEMBERED it was our ANNIVERSARY!  There is no hiding from this one.  It’s not like a birthday where one of has to be nice to the other.  We each had to be nice to each other all day long. We’ve been carefully watching the weather for days.  There are thunderstorms, hail, and tornadoes in a swath through Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.  We’ve put ourselves just over the western edge of all the severe weather alerts so far.  Our weather has been a little blustery, but nothing serious. Drove a couple hours north on Highway 83.  Past waving fields of grain.  Past Liberal, Kansas.  The question must be asked:  “In the conservative state of Kansas, is Liberal liberal?”  I suspect the question has two answers: “No.”  “And Hell No.” Passed 2,500 feet in elevation.  That puts us over halfway to Colorado; elevationally speaking. Stopped for the night at Scott State Park.Didn’t get the whole park to ourselves this time.  Not a problem. 2015 summer trip map A tree-full of cedar waxwings. Happy Anniversary to us!
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Slept to the sound of rain on the roof

 Woke up to overcast. Drove west on Highway 54 through brightening weather.  Kansas backroads.  Past the world’s largest hand-dug well.  Past the Dalton Gang Hangout.  To Lake Meade State Park. Our spot. Our spot from way far away.No competition for space. Our view.  Yellow-headed blackbirds.  Eastern kingbird. 
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Okay

 I got the map unlocked. 2015 summer trip map Drove north on Interstate 35 through Oklahoma City.  Rough road off and on to the Kansas Border.  Kansas border.  Loved the Kansas Turnpike.  The road was so smooth.  Apparently the fees collected escape the general fund and get put back into the road surface.  We’re happy to pay that toll.  Now we’re at Cheney State Park in Kansas. Pancakes and coffee for dinner. Campground rules:  No pets or bicycles in the restrooms. Killdeer. Osprey.