Tag Archives: Iowa

Isolation Antidotes (48): A Rainbow of Hope

With the Level 3 lockdown back in place here, I’ve been looking back through my archives for an offering that will reflect not only the ominous effects of this setback, but also a glimmer of hope that the prompt and … Continue reading

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Isolation Antidotes (19): Storm Lake Storm

On August 13, 2016, I had to go to Fergus Falls, Minnesota to pick up our car after its repair following an unfortunate close encounter of the fourth kind with a very large deer and then headed back south to … Continue reading

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Nebulous noteables: Iowegian monster (Part 2)

In my reply to the comment by ShoreAcres in my last post, I mentioned that a large part of the original cloud had calved off and that the two parts had then migrated apart. I made this shot of the … Continue reading

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Nebulous noteables: Iowegian monster

I drove from western central Minnesota back home to Omaha yesterday after picking up our car from its repair after its unfortunate encounter with the deer, and I chose a route that I’d not driven before. There were a few … Continue reading

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Nebulous Noteables: Rock River, Iowa (Part 2)

It’s very seldom that I have offered two nearly-similar photos in subsequent posts, but I’ve been working with the results of our drive through northern Iowa just the other day. CD suggested that I do a monochrome version, and I’ve … Continue reading

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Nebulous Noteables: Rock River, Iowa (Part 1)

We were back up at our cabin for the past three days and returned yesterday. On the way down we kept a close watch on a row of serious thunderstorms moving through northern Iowa, directly across our intended path. When … Continue reading

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Early autumn in Iowa

It has been an absolutely gorgeous first weekend in autumn. We decided to have a nice drive in the country to enjoy it, inspired by a newspaper article announcing a barn tour. Iowa is the only state that has a … Continue reading

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