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Walking to Autumn
About 3 days ago, Sena drove over to Terry Trueblood Recreation Area and got a few video clips as well as a photo of the sculpture Walking Man, a work by v. Skip Willits. Sometimes the overall feel of the approach of autumn can be a little somber. The days are less sunny, there may…
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Walking Man Sculpture and Other Sights at the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase
A couple of days ago, Sena was out and happened to be driving by Terry Trueblood Recreation Area. She saw some guy doing something with a greenish scarf on Walking Man sculpture. She couldn’t tell if he was trying to put it on the sculpture or take it for himself. By the time she got…
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Sena’s Wildlife Lore
Sena has been getting videos of animals lately, specifically a squirrel, a red-tailed hawk, and a hummingbird. At first, I wasn’t sure that they were doing (or not doing). Starting with the squirrel, an animal who stores nuts in our yard and then seems to forget just exactly where. Depending on the web sites I…
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Funny Thing Happened on the Bigfoot Trail
By now, everyone has seen the story about the Bigfoot sighted in Damariscotta, Maine. The local police found out way too fast that it was just a guy in a costume. An interesting sidelight was that the people in Damariscotta (Damariscottamans? Damariscottites? Damariscottimanians?) all came together to make sure friends and neighbors were safe from…
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Reblogging “Should Doctors Be Funny”
I’m reblogging the post “Should Doctors Be Funny?” just to remind you I have not changed much since I wrote it three years ago on this day. I still think it’s better to look for the funny edge in life. It helps me get through most of the time. It’s probably the main reason I…
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You Must Visit the Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza!
Yesterday, Sena and I had the pleasure of visiting the newly dedicated Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, located just outside the front entrance of the Johnson County Administration Building, 913 S. Dubuque Street in Iowa City, Iowa. The dedication ceremony was on August 29, 2026. Although we missed the dedication ceremony, the visit was very…
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Oh, The Ponies Are at The Gate!
Last Friday night I heard a song by Iowa’s own blues star, Catfish Keith on the Ed English Big Shoes Friday Blues Show. It was Gambler’s Blues. Remember that line, “Oh, the ponies are at the gate!” (or something like that)? Of course not, especially if you didn’t play the Casino game by Hoyle. No…
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Iowa City Sculptors Showcase Round 3!
The artists are keeping us running. This morning we went to the Johnson County Administration Building to check out the statue of Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson (on the outside gorgeous Dr. Lulu Merle Johnson Plaza, which is fantastic!), another big story, and thought we’d just check on the plaques for the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase.…
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The Black Saddlebags Dragonfly Resting on the Sidewalk
A few days ago, I noticed a very interesting dragonfly resting on the sidewalk in front of a neighbor’s house as I went out for my morning walk. I approached it and could have stepped on it I got so close—but it didn’t move. I wondered if it were dead. I got my iPhone out…
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Iowa City Parks Sculptors Showcase Round 2
Well, it has been a week and we wondered if the Iowa City Sculptors Showcase for Art in the Parks latest 2026-2028 had the title/artist plaques installed yet. The Iowa City Parks webpage that’s supposed to notify people about the progress of the showcase was down for some reason (“Page not found”) today. No new…
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