Brainard is a small town approx. 20 miles west of Wahoo and about 60 miles west of Omaha. I have made it a habit of getting off the highway or Interstate and visiting little towns/villages on my travels. Brainard is very much a typical Midwest small town. I like towns like this a lot.
Back Road Bound 
Okay the very first, top, photo NEEDS a funky poem/caption and enlargement into a wild poster. I’m not kidding. I LIKE that weird watchers in the high grass motif going on there. Like the film Signs or better. LOL. Creepy cool.