Ragbrai

Jefferson will be hosting Ragbrai Monday night so the whole town is "getting ready for company". What is Ragbrai you might ask? It started a long time ago. The DesMoines Register started it with a couple of their reporters getting it going by mapping a route across the state. Ragbrai is an acronym for Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa.  We will have riders from all over the world making the trip across the state. The route changes every year. This year one of their overnight stays is in Jefferson. So in a little while, I will be cleaning up a bit and getting ready for company.
But in the meantime and before posting Ragbrai pictures here are some photos I have recently taken.

BlueJay

 Cardinal

Butch cooking supper

Bath time for a Robin

Chickadee

 giving me the stink eye!

Young House Finch

 He was enjoying the "rain" from the fountain