You can’t really go wrong spending the evening down by the river. Mark Twain apparently found inspiration from doing so, and he didn’t turn out so bad. The thing about a river, any river really, is that it’s usually the life blood of any region it runs through. This goes for wildlife, and all manner … Read more
My temple is the swamp… When I would recreate myself, I seek the darkest wood, the thickest and most impenetrable and to the citizen, most dismal, swamp. I enter a swamp as a sacred place, a sanctum sanctorum… I seemed to have reached a new world, so wild a place…far away from human society. What’s … Read more
Tiger Lilies have been a part of my summer surroundings for as along as I can remember. We used to have them out behind our old home in town…and now one can see them almost anywhere along the roadside ditches in rural Iowa. It really is one of my favorite wild flowers. I’m drawn to … Read more
Iowa is known for many things, but two predominant ones in my mind are old barns and summer thunderstorms. Now I’ll grant you, old barns, particularly those that have been preserved as well as this one at Discovery Park in Muscatine, are becoming a rarity. Many have fallen into decay or disrepair and are simply … Read more
Kracker is a service dog who loves making kids feel a little bit better when they have to go to the hospital. Today I want to pay homage to him all the other service animals and their owners who work so tirelessly to make someone else’s day better.
As fireworks were rumbling all around tonight I felt more inclined to stop by here. It was after dark, and the moon was casting shadows on this spot in Discovery Park. It is the Blue Star Memorial By-Way which serves as a tribute to all the Armed Services of America. Independence has nothing to do … Read more