Warm weather here in Southwest Iowa (for late October)

 62º with sunny sky here in Clarinda, IA at 9:38 am on Friday.  

I have added to my Paint by Numbers Photo Album (Have 376 now)- if you want to look at it Click HERE

I haven't posted for a bit, will try to catch up.  Have worked this last week on making a raised-bed garden spot for next summer.  Have moved a lot of dirt from the farm in 5-gallon buckets, etc.  Here is a photo album of the journey - Clicke HERE 

Week or so ago we went to our good friend LaRhoada Neher's 90th birthday celebration with her family and friends from the Hiawatha, Kansas area.  She and Harold had been neighbors to us in Kenwood RV in Texas for many years.

Here are a few photos from Hiawatha

Wally Paige was our pastor here in Clarinda from about 1998 to 2007.  We had lost track of him and his wife Bonitta since they had left Clarinda years ago.  Was notified of Bonitta's death a few weeks ago and found they were in Marshalltown, IA.  So, on the way to Cam's we drove there and had lunch with him.  He is doing fine, having taken care of here for several years before her passing. 

Photo of our new Pastor at Clarinda Methodist
Church and his wife.  Tom & Deb Smithson.
They just moved here from Fargo, North Dakota
There will be a welcoming brunch after service
this Sunday at the church.

Lots of rain in southwest Iowa

67º with clear skies in Clarinda, IA at 6:18 pm Friday.  First day of sun for a while.  Had almost consistent rain for last three days.

Earthworms were huddled against the outside of the garage door -- getting away from the very wet dirt in the lawn

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I took the earthworms back out into the middle of the lawn.  Since it is drying some now maybe they can get back in the dirt and not drown.

For the first time in ever, Phyllis cut the peonies down in the fall.

Photo at right is of a bunch, probably 8, big turky buzzards, or something like that, circling the house the other day.  They were above the railroad ground behind the house.  Not sure what was down there.

Last Saturday we went to Shenandaoh and watched the Shenfest Parade.  Weather was very overcast, but held off to rain about the time the parade was finished.  Patty Steckelberg was with us and went out to eat supper at Mondo's afterwards.

Parade was about an hour long and quite a variety.  Essex school band did not come because of the weather forecast.  Several other bands and lots of cars with politicians, queens, alumni, etc.

But not a horse in this parade.  Imagine weather forecast was reason.  It did rain most of the evening.

Got the lawn mowed today.  I had put out a lot of grass seed before this last bout of rain.  Put dirt down, seed, then more dirt all along the front next to the curb.  There is grass coming up there today as well as in a lot of the bare spots I seeded out in the lawn.

Here is link to my Paint By Numbers album Click HERE                        I have added quite a few this last week.

More some other time.  LCM