Photo by: Niko Dugan/The News-Gazette Article #28, Published December 9, 2017 by Elijah Wasson A quote for the read: "A free people ought not only to be armed, but disciplined; to which end a uniform

This is my father, whom I miss terribly. This is the last photo that was taken of him before he passed away from a heart attack last month. He caught this large snake in his yard at his Kansas farm. Many

This is my Dad, approximately around the age of two. Late last Saturday night, I received a phone call from my brother, who informed me that our Dad died suddenly on his Kansas farm. I will not go into

Article #18, Published June 30, 2017 by Elijah Wasson A quote for the read: "When you’re a carpenter making a beautiful chest of drawers, you’re not going to use a piece of plywood on the back, even

Article #17, Published June 25, 2017 by Elijah Wasson A quote for the read: "In every walk with nature one receives far more than he seeks." — John Muir I only recently found out about a ‘hidden

Most people sit on their front porch on a Sunday and talk about the weather and the upcoming week...my husband and I planned a Road Trip starting that Thursday! Left Iowa in the a.m. for the 14 hour trek.

We stopped at the Cayman Islands on our cruise last spring. That was my first-ever overseas trip and I have never seen waters so blue and sands so white. I'm a 16-year-old junior in high school. I've figured

This is Pusskie, an incredible farm cat who is dearly loved and will be missed by our family. Pusskie survived many years living outdoors in the country. But he met his fate the other night while crossing

The four long months of summer are my darkest times. To me, summer is the season of my worst depression. The whole world feels more hostile. Everyone seems to work longer hours and be in more of a hurry.

Article #15, Published June 20, 2017 by Elijah Wasson A quote for the read: "Happiness does not come from doing easy work but from the afterglow of satisfaction that comes after the achievement of

So I have my brother Adam @countryinspired to thank for finally getting me to start Steeming. I didn't think I'd have anything to write about, but it seems there is always something. Not to mention, this

Article #13, Published June 17, 2017 by Elijah Wasson A quote for the read: "You pray for rain, you gotta deal with the mud too. That's a part of it." — Denzel Washington Here in Illinois, and

I took these pictures a few summers ago on a camping trip at Bean Lake near Iatan, MO. This very shallow lake used to be the Missouri River until the current cut a new channel and the river "moved"

It is summer time, and that means car shows! Today also marks the release of Cars 3, which I definitely plan on seeing. I've always had an appreciation for classic cars, especially muscle cars. It is another

So back when I used to have a lot of spare time on my hands, I loved to draw. I'm really into pop art and for a while used to draw a lot of famous TV/movie couples. My all-time favorite couple is Lucy

> *Steemit seems like the wild west, no rules, no holds barred, anything goes. But nowhere is really that freestyle, think about it, even in the actual wildwest, the ecosystem had rules

This is one of the many reasons I chose to move to the country. You just can't see views like this in the city! So glad I caught this tonight. It only lasted about five minutes before the clouds closed

Article #12, Published June 13, 2017 by Eli Wasson A quote for the read: "My father was very much a handy person round the house, and I learnt a lot of carpentry from him." — John Henry Carver

The University of Illinois Press released its latest book yesterday — Baking Powder Wars: The Cutthroat Food Fight that Revolutionized Cooking. And I'm proud to say that I designed the cover! Here is the

As I walked down to my swimming hole after work Friday, I came across not one, but two Painted Turtles in the grass. I could've left them alone and kept walking, but I thought my boys would really like