Showing posts with label Iowa. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Iowa. Show all posts

Thursday, January 14, 2010

Iowa Winter


I got this in my email and I just had to share:

COLD IS A RELATIVE THING

65 above zero:
Floridians turn on the heat.
People in Iowa plant gardens.

60 above zero:
Californians shiver uncontrollably.
People in Iowa sunbathe.

50 above zero:
Italian & English cars won't start.
People in Iowa drive with the windows down.

40 above zero:
Georgians don coats, thermal underwear, gloves, wool hats.
People in Iowa throw on a flannel shirt.

35 above zero:
New York landlords finally turn up the heat.
People in Iowa have the last cookout before it gets cold.

20 above Zero:
People in Miami all die.
Iowans close the windows.

Zero:
Californians fly away to Mexico .
People in Iowa get out their winter coats.

10 below zero:
Hollywood disintegrates.
The Girl Scouts in Iowa are selling cookies door to door.

20 below zero:
Washington DC runs out of hot air.
People in Iowa let the dogs sleep indoors.

30 below zero:
Santa Claus abandons the North Pole.
Iowans get upset because they can't start the Snow-mobiles.

40 below zero:
ALL atomic motion stops.
People in Iowa start saying...'Cold enough fer ya?'

50 below zero:
Hell freezes over.
Iowa public schools will open 2 hours late.

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

Camping over Father's Day Weekend


We fished. We camped. We cooked. We played.








Then we went to the Quad Cities Air Show. More about that later.

Thursday, June 18, 2009

Believe it or not, I miss it

The weather in my hometown:


5-Day Extended Forecast

  • Thu

    Partly Sunny
    High: 99°
    Low: 76°
  • Fri

    Partly Sunny
    High: 90°
    Low: 74°
  • Sat

    Mostly Sunny
    High: 102°
    Low: 68°
  • Sun

    Mostly Sunny
    High: 96°
    Low: 73°
  • Mon

    Sunny
    High: 97°
    Low: 73°



The weather where I live now:


I honestly miss things like "102°"

I guess I'm weird.

Sunday, April 26, 2009

A Walk on the Riverfront

Last Friday morning, my Hero and I took a few minutes out of our day to walk on the riverfront in Davenport, IA. The weather was perfect and we so enjoyed the time together.

These are some of the pictures I took.

Saturday, July 26, 2008

Silly me





My Hero and I rode home from work together the other day, which meant I could take pictures… random pictures of the ride.







Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Video of the flooding from the Quad Citites Times

More pictures of flooding: Davenport, IA June 2008

Here are more pictures I took in Davenport of the second flood of 2008. All of these were taken on Saturday, June 15. The Mississippi actually crested on Monday, June 17.

The cars in the background on this first picture would have been under water at the crest.

















Sunday, June 15, 2008

Flooding in Davenport, Iowa June 2008




The red line on the far right in the picture is the usual bank of the river.


Just a guess, but I think the trains will be running a little late today.


I didn't know the name "River Drive" was a literal term.


The name "Levee Gone" might be more appropriate.


Exit to where?


I think the detour signs are a bit unnecessary, don't you?


Aw, why not?!


Maybe Jetski parking!


Where's his snorkel?

Thursday, June 12, 2008

Again and again




This is getting to be way to common. We have storms and then a break and then more storms and on and on. The weather forecasters keep promising a break but it hasn't happened yet. Maybe in a few weeks we will be sweltering and wondering where the rain went, but I'm not so sure.

Rain is good. We haven't had to water the grass at all. On the flip side, it's funny to watch everyone scramble to mow the ever growing grass in between the downpours. My flowers are doing great! They love the rain and I keep them protected from the strongest winds and they repay me with their glory.



Too much rain is not so good. Some farmers are still waiting to get the equipment into soggy fields to plant. The corn that has been planted is struggling. Some entire fields have been washed out. Others are sitting in standing water — good for rice, not for corn. As if the price of corn isn't inflated enough due to ethanol, now there won't be enough corn because of the floods.

Right where I live in Iowa, we've been spared much of the storms' furies, but there are places all over the state that have not been so blessed. I hurt for them.

I know that this, too, shall pass. I do ask that you pray for all those who have suffered from the storms and floods.