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Yesterday was Sunday, and we stuck around home. Sticking around home included:

• a trip to the creek where Gracie splashed
• a walk to the spring in the woods where we saw butterflies.
• a climb to the top of the sidehill
• a rest on a log
• a trip in the Ice Cream Truck across the creek and up the road to the clearing and then - wonder of wonders - a circuit of the clearing in the Ice Cream Truck with the air conditioning on!!!!

And then.....

• we drank wine. First the rest of the bottle left from Fayze’s - a Washington State Riesling.
• then a glass or two or so from the box of Chardonnay with the good valve.
• we made plans to marinate a steak and make potato salad - the next day.

After some debate we ordered a Casey’s pizza and went to town and picked it up.

I got tired.

Today:

• we left the house at 9:30 almost on the dot.
• we took the scenic route to Maggies Diner, where we had a nice breakfast and drank coffee and discussed a million things
• we went to Pike’s Peak - yes there are mountains in Iowa. We looked at the view and then tried out the trails. We managed to find out way back to the parking lot.
• we went to River Town books. I bought books. Surprised? Don’t be.
• we went to the brat place on the river and drank three beers - total.
• we stopped at the art center and lbh bought a photograph that turned out to be a painting.
• we went to Effigy Mounts and looked at their visitor center slash museum and then hiked up their bluff. We saw river rivers, saw Indian mounds, met a Wheaton Terrier and again(!) found our way back to the parking lot.
• we went to town and bought groceries.
  -we came home and marinated the steak and made potato salad.

Pictures?
Nothing too exciting.

Lush flowers at Pikes Peak.

More lush flowers at Pikes Peak.

Scenery on the trail.

More scenery on the trail.

Last updated September 08, 2015