Symphony in the Flint Hills
Dale and I attended Symphony in the Flint Hills Saturday. This is the third year for the event, which is moved around to various ranches and pastures in the Flint Hills each year. This year, it was a mile outside Council Grove.





Dale with former Gov. Mike Hayden. Many people we knew from our years in Topeka were at the party, as well as many people Dale now works with.


We had to hike about a mile and half to the concert site, which is in the distance, here.

Lots of mood-setting scenery on the way.

Dale with Bob Alderson, a Topeka lawyer who we sat with at the concert.

Dale and me.

At the end of the concert, as the symphony played "The Great Western Suite," cowboys in the distance herded cattle to add special effect. It was truly moving to see that sight and hear that sweeping music as the sun began to set.

3 Comments:
Ya'll are some bigwigs.
Sounds like a wonderful day!
I guess that cattle drive was unscripted. They had originally planned a wagon train, but the symphony threw a fit, so they cancelled it. Then, some cowboys got together and planned a little surprise behind the symphony's back, literally.
The whole thing was awesome— it just gets better every year.
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