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THIS IS LIVING To anyone not familiar with areas in United States, we are located just about right in the middle of the country. To those from USA, we are located in Southeastern Iowa. Our home also serves as a Bed & Breakfast, which we call ITLDO (pronounced, "It'll do.")
You can find out more about Iowa here: 
or here:Department of Natural Resources or here: State of IOWA Homepage We definitely have four seasons. . .
Dogwood and forsythia, violets, prairie phlox, and blue pasque flowers brighten up spring.
Corn is one of Iowa's main crops. This is my dad standing at the edge of an August field.
Wild roses, marigolds, sunflowers, prairie asters and goldenrod broadcast that Autumn is on its way.
Autumn is lovely with maple, oak, elm, hickory, walnut, cottonwood and willow trees turning vibrant colors. Sometimes leaves get raked in the fall and, at other times, they may not get raked until spring.
Old Man Winter usually begins his visit at the end of October, often with a blizzard as his grande opening. The snow scene here was in late October, after a warm autumn with the leaves still on the trees.
Living here provides a dramatic contrast, after living on the California desert for fifteen years. It took awhile for me to accept the new location - which happened after I began making new friends via internet! (Psst! Watch for the Awakening taking place!) |
