Dad Higgins & Someone Else - near Cairo, NE

Dad was kind enough to pose for me in front of this picturesque country road. I thought this was a great picture of him. This to me is the essence of Nebraska (minus the Yankees hat, which is the essence of Dad). Since I love both Nebraska and Dad, I really like this picture.

We were originally out looking for prairie chickens, but came upon a little wooded area just north of where this picture was taken where we found Red-breasted Woodpeckers, a White-breasted Nuthatch, and a Brown Creeper. In fact, Jesse heard the woodpeckers while I took this picture which is why we went to explore the woods. It was a great morning!

We also stopped down the road to try to get some Cardinal pictures, and we spotted this guy. Think in your mind who this reminds you of. Got it? Well, please keep it to yourself; I don't want this blog to be flagged. Creepy? Yes. Anyway, when Jesse got these sunglasses I thought they were a bit aviator - but as soon as he wore a hoody with them, he gave off a completely different image. Yikes. The weirdest part? One night while we were in the hotel we turned the tv on and there as an hour-long National Geographic special about that very person.