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

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

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

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

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...