Pretty Pictures

Bob writes: "

The Franklin county court house is a thing of beauty indeed! Each image was made from three vertical shots stitched together and then corrected for perspective control in Photoshop, to avoid the visual feeling that the courthouse was falling over. It sure worked slick! The spiderworts were found at the nature view rest stop on I-35 just south of Story City. One may ask why is called a spiderwort???.....here is what the director of Reiman Gardens says:

There are several explanations as to how spiderwort earned its common name. One reference says it was named because the flowers and buds appear to hang like spiders from the top of the stems and "wort" is the Saxon name for plant. Another reference says it was once used as a medication to treat spider bites, hence its name. A Missouri source claims it was named spiderwort because when cut, its stem oozes a viscous secretion that becomes threadlike and silky when it hardens, like a spider's web.

Randy and Fay have a new Grandbaby. Welcome Caden. To see the pictures larger just click on them.