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  • A sunny and warm summer day at an Iowa Farm highlighting the rural beauty and the calm of a country life.
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  • Sunlight peeks through the clouds of this rural farm scene just after a brief afternoon storm shedding light rays along the barn and farm land.
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  • A gorgeous 70 degree day at Grant’s Farm where wildlife and people were enjoying the unusual fall weather.
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  • A gorgeous 70 degree day at Grant’s Farm where wildlife and people were enjoying the unusual fall weather.
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  • These domestic horses were running around some farm land along HWY D in New Melle, Missouri. They are such beautiful animals.
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  • Sunset sky colors behind a field of wheat crop on a farm off of Hopewell Rd. in New Melle Missouri
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  • A cow on top of a dirt mound with a farm and trees in the background.
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  • Taken near Marthasville, Missouri this Old Dilapidated Barn was just begging to be photographed. I love old barn shots, something very calming to me about them for some reason.<br />
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Marthasville is located near the site of the early 1763 French fur trading post named La Charrette. It was founded by Dr. John Young in 1817 and named after his first wife Martha Fuqua.<br />
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The Missouri, Kansas and Eastern Railroad was completed through Marthasville in the winter of 1892 and taken over by the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad (MKT) in July of 1893.<br />
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The area is also full of historical importance, both local and national. The Lewis and Clark Discovery Expedition overnighted here in 1804 on their way up the Missouri and again on the way home in September of 1806. Daniel Boone and his relatives lived in the area. He and Rebecca were buried on the Bryan farm. His gravesite is just one mile east of Marthasville.<br />
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The region was widely settled by German immigrants during the 1800's who brought their wine making skills with them and were attracted to this Missouri River Valley which has become known as the Missouri Rhineland.<br />
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Some of the many attractions in and around the area are; the KATY State Park Hiking and Biking Trail, the Lewis and Clark Trail, and the Daniel Boone Monument. You'll find the finest wineries tucked in along our scenic drives through the hills and along the Missouri River.
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  • Getting Up Close and Personal with a Cow Portrait
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  • A winter sunset falls in wispy clouds of blue and cotton candy pinks over a tree in an isolated field as a doe poses for the shot.
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  • A cow takes a peek at the camera with a bit of interest in her face
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  • A Meadow Lark Perched on top of a Hay Bale
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  • The cows graze in the pasture by the barn in this summer scene in Wentzville Missouri
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  • A dark and dusky field with a midnight splash of light and shadows illuminates the golden grass and burn orange wildflowers under a raging rolling sky.
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  • A Flock Of Snow Geese Fly Through Wentzville Skies on a cold March Morning
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  • A long gravel rural road stretches through an Iowa corn field on a vibrant summer day. Reaching trees and silos deep in the distance give clues as to what may await at the end of the journey.
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  • March 1st on a snowy afternoon the husband and I decided to head out and see what kind of photos we could capture while it was still snowing.  ..We came across 2 fields along Hwy D in New Melle, Missouri were hundreds of what I believe to be Snow Geese were making themselves at home.  I took this shot as I thought it was unique and interesting. They are beautiful.
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  • Snow Geese Waddle Through The Snow in New Melle
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  • A row of hay bales leads the eye through the field and down the dirt road towards a forest of autumn colors under rough skies of blue just outside New Melle, Missouri.
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  • A bright summer drive along a highway in Iowa. Bursting vibrant colors with a blue sky filled with puffy white clouds and glimmers of warmth from the green hills and trees in this rural area.
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  • The lines will guide you on your journey, just keep your eyes on the road!
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  • Drama in Autumn Skies Above Broemmelsiek Park Lake in Wentzville, Missouri.<br />
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The trails in this 500+ acre park are in 2 separate sections joined together by restored grassy prairie. They are a mixture of hard packed dirt trails, several small rock gardens, and a few rocky creek crossings.<br />
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The front section is accessed via the concrete bridge that is just off the first parking lot. It's a mixture of wooded single track and open meadows, with several short but steep climbs. Rocky in the beginning, it switches to a dirt base as you start up the ridge.<br />
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The trail then follows the contours of the meadows to the second section, making for a fun, but quick trip to the wooded area in the back of the park. A winding, dirt hillside trail, mixed with rocks leads to a creek crossing, then a rocky ascent as the trail meanders along another ridge line leading to a picturesque view of a local equestrian farm and pond. This section features a wide swooping turn which leads back across the power line alley that divides this part of the trail.
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  • The sun shines across a still green field near this farm in Wentzville Missouri with the old plantation home off in the distance.
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  • Taken in New Melle Missouri, This Vibrant Golden Summer Farm Field Shines Under Bright Blue Skies and Puffy White Clouds
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  • Taken at Broemmelsiek Park<br />
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Named for the family of Jack Broemmelsiek, who lived on the property for more than 30 years and dedicated their lives to promoting conservation activities, Broemmelsiek Park measures 494 acres in size and features many natural and recreational amenities.<br />
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The region - boasting fertile pasture land and an abundant oak-hickory forest - has a long agricultural history in St. Charles County.  Records date settlement of the area to the late 1700s, and several structures built on what is now Broemmelsiek Park can be dated to the mid-1800s.  To highlight this important link to the County's past, the park's agricultural heritage center (to be added in future development) will display farming operations from the 1800s to the present day.
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  • The longwing butterflies have unusually long lifespans and high fecundity rates, which largely result from their augmented diet. Instead of surviving on food stores from the larval stage or solely sipping flower nectar, adult longwing butterflies are avid pollen eaters. These trait make them eminently suitable for butterfly farming and butterfly gardening. Also, Adult Longwings may live for several months, much longer than most butterflies.<br />
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The longwing butterflies are also known as Heliconians. They are brightly colored butterflies with long forewings. Once placed in their own family, they are now considered closely related to the fritillaries. Larvae of most longwings  feed on passion vines, and this host plant imparts noxious chemicals to the larvae which are carried over to the adult butterflies. This relationship is identical to the monarch butterflies' reliance on its host plant, milkweed, for defense. Predators find these chemicals distasteful and avoid eating the butterflies.
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