42N Observations
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Simple Elegance of Mystic No. 160

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Old areas in towns often have interesting objects to photograph. In a small western Illinois town near the Mississippi River is a tiny bric...
Friday, March 30, 2012

American Pickers Expand Parking Lot in LeClaire, Iowa

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Last Sunday the American Picker's Antique Archaeology place in LeClaire, Iowa was packed with motorcyclists. The recently expanded grav...
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Friday, March 23, 2012

PBR Welcomes You to the Upper Midwest - Illinois Style

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Fulton, Illinois knows how to welcome nearly famous bloggers into their world - and with class. Where else does one receive a public welco...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Last Week of Winter Before the Spring Rains

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A week ago when this photo was taken, Iowa just completed the warmest winter on record. Along the 42N latitude ground cover generally took...
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Wednesday, March 21, 2012

SaPaDaPaSo's Smiling Irish Style

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Add warm (hot) weather plus a weekend, plus a holiday and you get an overflowing St. Patrick's Day celebration in 42N's Cedar Rapi...
Thursday, March 15, 2012

Horse Show Cool Down

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Following a working demonstration at a horse show and auction, this participant waits to be brushed out after the removal of riding gear. U...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

World Famous - Lincoln Cafe in Belle Plaine Iowa

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A staple for Model A drivers on the Lincoln Highway was and is the Lincoln Cafe in Belle Plaine, Iowa. The restaurant has seen a variety of...
Monday, March 12, 2012

Brush Fire Contained Near I-380 and Kirkwood - Cedar Rapids

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Windy and dry conditions last Saturday provided fuel for a brush fire just off Interstate 380, south of Cedar Rapids. Spectators watched em...
Saturday, March 3, 2012

Visual Journey from Sirius to Betelgeuse and Rigel

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Go out tonight if the sky is clear around 8 pm local time (in the northern hemisphere) and you'll see this star pattern in the southern...
Wednesday, February 29, 2012

Leap Year Prairie House With Modern Facilities

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This simple house has no known connection to leap year except that I am posting it on February 29th. A small house by modern standards, this...
Tuesday, February 14, 2012

Long Before Valentine's Day eCards and Facebook Greetings

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Valentine's Day in grade school, back in the distant 1960s, meant constructing a special box to receive cards from all your classmates....
Sunday, February 12, 2012

First Star That I See Tonight

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Burning in the western sky just after sunset is the planet Venus. You can't miss this bright, earth sized object if you have clear skie...
Wednesday, February 8, 2012

Special World of a HDR Winter

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Snowfall has been sparse around most of the 42N latitude this winter. To make the surrounding area look more wintry here is a photo from t...
Thursday, February 2, 2012

Buddy Holly Lives On With Good Rockin' Tonight

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At this time of year there are many celebrations of Buddy Holly's life and music. Last year I wrote a piece on his 1959 Winter Dance P...
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