A trip to Iowa

We had put aside the day to travel to Iowa to visit Dan and Tom's aunt Sister Imogene




across the state border and the Mississippi River at Dubuque.




Interesting houses all around.




Really enjoy the variety in the homes.




There was a fireman collecting money at the intersection at Kansasville.




Without having to drive, I finally had a chance to photograph some of the amazing barns in Wisconsin again.




I love the barns and silos.




Wonder what goes on in these places.




We had lunch at Berloit in the park by the river - very pretty but no restrooms open made for an uncomfortable fifteen minutes until a stop at dairy queen.




Sister Imogene is Dan and Tom's mother's sister and lives in the St Francis Convent there.




The buildings were beautiful. She graciously took a lot of time to show us around the convent




and show and explain to us the many works of Art both in the new and old buildings.








We also enjoyed the hospitality of a meal in the convent, meeting many friends of Sister Imogene.




She is a very popular and happy lady.




We finished the day there overlooking the Mississippi River from the Eagle Point Park lookout before heading home. There was a lock on the river below.




The mist and rain set in and it was a watery experience at first but the skies cleared.




We sheltered under the trees.




The sun was setting among the storm clouds giving an ethereal red glow in the West.




We travelled on in the dark, we were tired and very grateful to Tom for driving the whole trip. A nice day!
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