So the past week or so has been all about getting the corn (maize) out of the fields. I figured that I would share with you a few photos of it…
So the past week or so has been all about getting the corn (maize) out of the fields. I figured that I would share with you a few photos of it…
The corn down along the bottom land has been harvested so we can get to the creek now. This time of the year it’s pretty low, perfect for exploring with some little dogs! I’ve found a nice sandy bend which is out of the wind and sort of hidden from the world. We are obviously …
Since I’ve been home, I’ve been cleaning-out the upstairs closet of my parents house. This is sort-of an exciting endeavor as I couldn’t ever remember getting to the back of this closet in my lifetime. It’s a really deep and big closet as the makers of this house simply closed-off the end of the hallway …
I knew that there would be some adjustment moving back to Iowa, but I can honestly say that I didn’t expect this:
We’re finally running in the wind here again. Malcolm has been in full-on sniff mode for the past few weeks. Rather than running around and getting his energy out he has been nose-to-the ground checking-out all the new and interesting smells. Sometimes I wish I could explain things to him as you can almost see …
From my after-dinner walk tonight.
Autumn in Iowa is… quirky. It can go from the 80’s to below freezing in a day and does so often enough that it’s not commented on as “strange weather”. There isn’t as much fall color here as there is in other places I’ve visited. It is definitely not Rhinebeck, but few places are! However, …
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So, all of my stuff was loaded into a container and left the London Thamesport on the 29th of September on the good ship (at least I hope it’s good!) Hoechst Express which is owned and operated by Hapag-Lloyd which is a German shipping company. The ship is “expected” on the 20th of October in …
Today I went with my dad to fill up the tanker with yellow. Yellow is a (mostly) liquid by-product of ethanol production that seems to be composed primarily of protein. It’s technically called Wet Distiller’s Grains and this “yellow” is what is left after the distillation process has taken place. Animals seem to love it. …
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