Waco City park
(Both vehicles are Pleasureways)
A leisurely morning….we were in no hurry to leave the good weather that was returning. Looking down the road we knew the weather was going to get colder, so we decided to tarry in the sunshine a bit. We were close to the Nebraska border, and we saw that Lincoln had a quilt museum. Hmm…sunshine, quilt museum….must be a good reason to stop! Judy went into the museum which had a great display of white corded quilting from France (1700’s). Harris went geocaching around the area and found 7 caches, so he was happy. Then, because we were already there, we had to see the state capitol building. It is a spectacular building, as many capitol buildings we have seen are.
One of these things is not like the others...
The building was begun in 1922, finished in 1932, and designed to be a “tower on the plains”. The artwork inside is truly wonderful, and we spent about an hour wandering around and up to the 14th floor, which has an observation deck. This being the merry month of May, the building was also full of school groups of children, happy to be out of the classroom.
This sight really focused our attention while driving
We drove just a little further on to a town called York and stopped at the Double Nickel Campground. We were just getting the chairs out for an afternoon in the sun, when the wind picked up dramatically and it started to rain. The rest of the evening was spent watching the lightning, thunder and clouds dump rain on us. A tornado watch turned into a tornado warning. Judy was ready to head for the tornado shelter that the park graciously provides. Harris was just having fun watching her freak out. The worst of the wind finally moved on, the sky turned black because it was that time of night, and we’re cozily listening to the rain beat on Howie’s roof. Another tornado has passed us by. Whew!
The Nebraska state capitol building
One of several murals in the entry chamber
The ceiling of the rotunda
We navigated several student field trips
View from the 14th floor observation deck
(btw, parking meters were 50 cents per hour!)
Top of the dome---optical illusion?
Issue of the day
Interesting contrast in church architecture across the street
Miles driven today =190
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