Our week's trip

72º sunny here in Clarinda, IA at 10:50 am Friday as I start this.  Had .2" of rain overnight, but no storm right here, though there were more storms around.

Well, I took 1400 photos on our trip and already have them edited down to 1053 -- takes lots of time.  Will put a few here.

Phyllis with our only Great Granddaughter

Patty - Jessica's grandmother - holding her
and looking at the phone

I got to feed Jessica a bit.

Jessica being held by her Aunt Emily - Mommy's sister

I'm holding Jessica with my brother Donald

Brother Donald and his wife Vicki

Jessica enjoying some watermelon
from her daddy Heath

Going down the Interstate we saw a travel-trailer
even smaller than the one we pull!

One night we ate at Jethro's
BBA in Ankeny

We shared one Jethro's sandwich
that had a Pork Tenderloin covered
with shredded pork, mushrooms
and bacon. With side of onion rings.
 We had enough left over for
breakfast the next morning

One night we ate at Fong's Pizza -- had a Crab
Rangoon Pizza with a side of Egg Rolls.  Was
good, but different than any pizza we had before!

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Besides seeing the family, celebrating Great Granddaughter Jessica's first birthday we did site-seeing while parking our trailer at Saylorville Lake north of Des Moines and then in our son's driveway in Marengo, IA
Here are the places we visited.  

World Food Prize Hall of Laureates - 100 Locust Street - Des Moines, IA 50309           Norman E. Borlaug, Founder of the World Food Prize - 1970 Nobel Peace Prize Laureate https://www.worldfoodprize.org/

 Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden - 909 Robert D. Ray Drive Des Moines, IA  50309  http://www.dmbotanicalgarden.com/

Salisbury House and Gardens  4025 Tonawanda Drive  Des Moines, IA 50312
Phone:(515) 274-1777- Salisbury House & Gardens is a historic house museum located in Des Moines, Iowa featuring a 42-room estate surrounded by nine acres of beautiful gardens and woodland. It was built from 1923-1928 by cosmetic pioneer and Iowa native, Carl Weeks and his wife Edith. Come tour this exquisite American estate and its diverse collections of art, literature, and worldly treasures.  https://salisburyhouse.org/

Iowa River Landing Wetland Park - 300 E. 9th St. - Coralville, IA 52241  The Iowa River Landing Wetland Park, located between the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center and the Iowa River, is a two-acre pond surrounded by five acres of wetlands.  This public park features three distinct types of wetlands, established in 2006: emergent, forested, and wet meadow. 

  A series of elevated walkways ring the pond and traverse the wetlands on the east side of the Coralville Marriott Hotel and Conference Center, and a viewing tower serves as an observation point. A limestone outcropping with a cascading waterfall is located at the north end of the pond.  The park is an ideal location for nature walks, bird watching, and wildlife photography. http://www.coralville.org/irlwetland

Old Capitol Museum - 21 Old Capitol - The University of Iowa - Iowa City, IA 52242  https://oldcap.uiowa.edu/

Brucemore National Trust Historic Site & Cultural Center - 2160 Linden Dr SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52403 Experience Brucemore, an unparalleled blend of tradition and culture. At the heart of the historic 26-acre estate stands a 19th-century mansion, filled with the stories of three Cedar Rapids families.     The Sinclair Family  1884-1906 -- he Douglas Family 1906-1937  --  The Hall Family 1937-1981  - http://www.brucemore.org/

Bastards wouldn't let me take photos inside the house --- something about trust copy-write laws.

Will try to post some more photos and descriptions of these places later.

Is now 3:30 pm and must quit on this.

Don't wait. Do it now.  --  Later, Lynn