About this time of year more ghost stories appear. One mention in many reports is about sightings of so called shadow people. These are roughly human shaped forms that appear and disappear, travel through walls and sometimes talk - or so say the reports. Some of these shadow people have been documented on television shows like Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures. I saw two shadow people in broad daylight overlooking Deer Creek. What a coincidence. Know that.
Friday, 7 October 2011
Shadow People Over Deer Creek
Posted on 07:46 by andrew symond
About this time of year more ghost stories appear. One mention in many reports is about sightings of so called shadow people. These are roughly human shaped forms that appear and disappear, travel through walls and sometimes talk - or so say the reports. Some of these shadow people have been documented on television shows like Ghost Hunters and Ghost Adventures. I saw two shadow people in broad daylight overlooking Deer Creek. What a coincidence. Know that.
Wednesday, 5 October 2011
American Soy Bean Harvest is Underway
Posted on 22:26 by andrew symond
October 2011 is providing perfect drying conditions throughout the upper Midwest. That means record soybean and corn crops are being harvested on schedule with a minimal of storage drying needed, if any.
Travel down most rural gravel roads in 42N country right now and you'll be treated to sights like this. Combine harvesters can also be seen on both gravel and hard surface roads traveling between fields. Be careful driving - farmers are doing their jobs, may be working late hours and are operating large, slow moving equipment. Know that.
Tuesday, 4 October 2011
Ruben Ely's Three Span Bridge
Posted on 22:31 by andrew symond
Recently we found another surprise located in 42N country - a three span stone bridge. Located just west of Monticello, Iowa is this limestone constructed bridge which spans Deer Creek. Farmer Ruben Ely Sr. and son constructed the bridge in 1893 for about $455 using stone from quarries in nearby Anamosa, Iowa.
Just Another Day, Just Another Model A
Posted on 17:30 by andrew symond
So many Ford Model A cars have appeared throughout the 42N area all summer and now early fall. What's going on? Are we traveling more in Model A zones? Are new Model As being manufactured and flooding the market? More likely is the explaination that a 1930s time portal has wormholed itself into 42N country. I'll go with that theory. Know that.
What's Next?
Posted on 07:44 by andrew symond
Got my beer. Got my hat. Got this Nebraska Huskers emblem around my neck. Two out of three ain't bad. Know that.
Sunday, 2 October 2011
Edelweiss at Amana's Oktoberfest 2011
Posted on 22:02 by andrew symond
Barefoot Becky and the Ivanhoe Dutchmen belt out the tune, 'Edelweiss' at the 2011 Amana Oktoberfest. Lots of brats and beer flowed during the three day celebration of all things German. (Ok, I realize that the song, 'Edelweiss' was written as an Austria tribute song from the Sound of Music. But people associate the tune with German fests too.)
The Amana Colonies, as they were once called, were founded and populated by Germans during the 1800s who came to Iowa to worship as they wished. They lived for a while as a communal society but abandoned much of that after a few years.
This year's weather was perfect for the celebration and helped to draw thousands of people to Amana on Friday night through Sunday. If you left hungry or parched you weren't trying hard enough to celebrate. Know that.
Did You Ever Have To Make Up Your Mind?
Posted on 16:59 by andrew symond
Locally around 42N the college sports are dominated by Big 10, Big 12 and Mid America Conference schools - like Iowa, Iowa State, Drake and University of Northern Iowa. Today one visitor showed his pride by displaying everyones' school logo. This tactic means equal support for all teams and therefore could not be seen as biased. That idea works fine unless your travels take you into the PAC 10, SEC or Atlantic Coast Conference regions. Then again the car has many more available surfaces for other team logos. Know that.
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