I Miss The Forest

I've been enjoying the nice weather we've been having around here. Even though the temperatures have dropped slightly, we've pretty much had spring days around here.We had almost no snow this winter, but we sure did have cold. I'm glad that cold is gone, but I kind of miss the snow.

Another thing I miss is the forest. Living here in Iowa, I've noticed that there aren't as many trees as there are back in Michigan. Maybe some areas have more, but we have mostly open grassland. There are small forests in places, and I go to them as often as I can, but I have yet to get back to them this spring.

My picture today is from one of those places. It was still hunting season when I was there so I didn't go in. I was just there for a few minutes to take in the sights and sounds of nature. With the warmer weather, I'm expecting animals to come out a little bit more, so I keep telling myself I'll be out there on the nature trails soon.

I hope to have more nature type things to share pretty soon. I like the man-made things around here, but I've been doing almost all nature on this blog for years, and I miss that. I'm hoping I can mix that back in this year now. The picture above is just one tangled forest, but I love it. I'll talk to you later.

Windmills And More Windmills

I couldn't get a proper spot to take pictures from so I could show you this place. Even though there are no signs that show it, this place looks kind of like an unofficial windmill museum. It sits on the side of a busy road, with only one driveway.

I got pictures from the side of the road and from the driveway, but I just couldn't find a good spot to show you this place the right way. I keep saying that because it was so frustrating. From farther down the road it looks wonderful, but pictures don't seem right from there either.

I got out of the truck from the driveway to take a few pictures, and I got what you see here. The pictures look good in HDR, but the windmills are so spread out that I could only get a few at a time. My best solution is to share more pictures in this post than I usually do.

I should have taken some closer pictures of the signs so that I could remember what they say. I seem to remember that they were unrelated to the windmills though, so that probably wouldn't have helped. I'm sure I'll be back, so I'll get another look at this place sometime.

I found this place on my way from Sioux City, Iowa to Ponca, Nebraska. I wish I knew why all the windmills are there. It's possible the explanation is on one of the signs, but I seem to remember that there was nothing. I guess that makes it a mystery... For now.

Even though this is a bit of a mystery, I have the pictures to show you a unique place on Earth. I keep finding fascinating places around here. Most people wouldn't believe such fun places would exist in this part of the country, but I still keep finding them.

I never found such unique things back in Michigan, but then I never really got to explore so much when I was there. I still wish I could go back and see what's there as well, but I've been having such fun finding new things here. Things like a bunch of windmills may not be for everyone, but they certainly are for me.

I've been kind of sick for the past week so I haven't been out on any new adventures. I'll have another post when I can get some more pictures. I hope that's kind of soon. Maybe I'll look for some birds right around here, or something like that. I haven't done that in a while. I'll think of something. Talk to you later.