The Livin' is Easy

 
We now have a barbeque. Wayne is having a wonderful time cooking and I love it.

Ellen's Quilt Shop

 
This is a wonderful quilt shop in Burlington, Iowa. It is where we bought my sewing machine. I try to drop in every time we go to Burlington.

Lilies in the Mississippi

There are acres of lilies in the river. They are all white (the ones in Guyana were both white and pink) Lilies will not grow in water that is over 18 inches deep. The river here, is more like a lake. In the 1930s a dam was built at Keokuk to create a hydroelectric power plant. The backed up water has changed the river and Nauvoo. Much of the waterfront of old Nauvoo is now under water. This picture was taken by Elder Ogden. I admired it and he said he does what his wife tells him. They make a good team.

Old buildings - Iowa

 

This is typical of what we see. The stone first floor was built in the early 1800s, the brick second floor was added later.

Turtles

 

I was very surprised to notice turtles out in the river. This log only has three but some of the logs are so full, they are on top of each other. Now I know what it means when someone says, "Don't sit there like a bump on a log." They look like bumps.

geese

 

Here are two families of Canada geese. I have been watching them and had a tough time getting good photos of them. Usually I am in the car and we are whizzing by. The goslings have gained their adult coloring. Notice the lilies growing in the river.

Nauvoo Brass Band

 

 

There are 20 young musicians from BYU who serve a three month mission here in Nauvoo. They are very good and entertain the tourists about three times a day when they are not on stage for one of the shows. This day, their wagon was parked and they were playing. The kids were marching to the music and the little girl did not miss a chance to stamp in the mud puddle as often as she could.