Road Trip for the Kellys

Addendum: The tranquility of the Lily Pond at the Amana Colonies, was shared this afternoon by Mr. and Mrs. Canada Goose and their triplets! That was calming and beautiful compared to the rat race on Interstate 80!

The Kellys were part of a three day bus trip to NE Iowa sponsored by "Our Iowa" magazine. The magazine is GREAT and worth the effort to find a copy, and the tour was equally terrific!!

(Don't forget to click to embiggen the pictures.)

Amish buggy

Orange Poppy

Pink Azalea at Dubuque Arboretum

Japanese Garden at Dubuque Arboretum

Rain droplets on grass

Iowa's own....Wild Rose

William M. Black river dredge boat

Boat controls from the pilot house of the dredge boat

A grain barge goes through the Mississippi locks

A pelican flees!!

Amish field work

Round barn

Viewpoint from highest location on the Mississippi

Contour textures in an Amish field

Colorful church tower at sunset with crescent moon

Purple Pansies

Norwegian folk dancers

Percheron draft horses take us for a ride

180 degree view of the interior of UNI dome at University of Northern Iowa