Welcome to the Burnsland Archives!
This is the archive of the original Burnsland content prior to March 2023, with photos and stories from our trips and life in general, Photography tips , and also some art, too.
New posts can be found at Adventures by Burnsland and Art by Burnsland . And visit the Burnsland Hub , the central location for all of the Burnsland sites.
Looking for an Art post? All previous art posts have now been moved to the Art by Burnsland site to have everything in one place.
For the last few weeks, I have not posted as much as usual here at the Burnsland website.
Happy birthday to my lovely wife Laura, whose birthday is today!
What do you do when something unexpected happens?
I like to know what to expect.
Whenever anyone says, “Let’s raise the roof,” I don’t think they have considered having to put the roof back.
Be Nice Recent events have had me thinking about how much we need more kindness.
A Stone Head A large stone “Ancient Man” sculpture is found in a park in Parsons, Kansas, as seen on one of our recent journeys.
A Piece of History The Rock House, at the Rocky Ridge Farm home of Almanzo and Laura Ingalls Wilder in Missouri, was where Laura wrote the first four of her books.
Hello, Snow! On a recent trip through Kansas, this snowy view greeted us when we opened the curtain in our hotel room one morning!
A Beautiful Day Laura sits in the front porch swing on a beautiful spring afternoon.
Historic Home On a recent trip through Missouri on our way to Kansas, we visited the Laura Ingalls Wilder Home in Mansfield, Missouri.