Main road to Yosemite closed indefinitely - Yahoo! News

Main road to Yosemite closed indefinitely - Yahoo! News

Hmmm-May have to go see what this looks like!

We are back in Anita at the lake. We have doctor appointments in the morning and afternoon which will give us a better idea of where we might be headed from here. I am catching up on laundry and Butch is playing golf so we will be at least half ready for the 2 ball tournament we are in on Sunday.

While we were in Oakland we went to nearby Avoca and looked up my neice Angie and her husband Jeff. We had not seen them for a couple of years so it was good to get caught up on their latest doings.

The past week has been a busy one. We decided to keep a low profile over the holiday weekend and stay out of the party atmosphere at the state parks. We parked at Magnolia friends place outside of Oakland Iowa- Dick & Leslie Cleaveland. We planned to stay a short time but ended up having so much fun we stayed a week! We went to the zoo, and to a couple of ballgames, ate some wonderful meals, and played "Rats". Berwyn and Erma, Dick's folks, shared some garden radishes with us and that was another treat of the week.

Leslie's Cherry and Cream flowers

It is said a young man went off to war and the Oak tree grew around the plow he left in the field.

Plow in the Oak between Brayton and Exira Iowa.

Hitchcock House- near Lewis Iowa...see previous post.

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Dragon Horse- Henry Doorly Zoo

Taken at the Lied Jungle at the Henry Doorly Zoo

Pine tree in the park at Hancock Iowa

Brother Leo has new kitties at his house.

Sister Myrla sent me this shot of her new puppy Hewy (4 Mo) making nice with Tippy the cat

Butch and I went to The Embers restaurant in Avoca to meet cousin Georgia Bair who was traveling home to Oskaloosa from her daughters place in Sioux City. It is always good to touch base with family.

Hitchcock House on the Underground Railway

Hitchcock House on the Underground Railway

If you are in Southwest Iowa make the Hitchcock House one of the area attractions to see.

Update

We are staying at the Dick and Leslie Cleaveland farm at Oakland Iowa and being treated like royalty. First night here we were fed some great Iowa steaks. It had been a very long time.
Yesterday we went to the zoo. It had been a very long time since we had done that as well. There have been many changes at the zoo in the six or seven years since we have been there but it is still recognizable as the great Henry Doorly Zoo we know and love.
My Internet connection is good enough to bring in the mail but not good enough to work with the 130 pictures I took at the zoo so look for them on the Webshots site a little later.
We are having a great time with Dick and Leslie and will be here a few more days.

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Best Buddies

Lexi and Gloria at Leo & Keri's house