Tuesday, October 09, 2007

My Whimsical Weekend

I went to a magical place called Possum Lodge.

Possum Lodge sign

Possum Lodge













A dog named Lily lives there. She didn't really want to have her picture taken.

Shy Lily
Lily the tour guide













She was camera shy but quite an animated tour guide. She showed me a hand-made canoe that was a showcase of wonderment.
Canoe























It has a duck head bow. With feathers!

Duck head! Feathers!
















Out in the garden a gnome named Hermann was trying to drive away in a tractor.

Hermann the Gnome










A palm tree shades the patio. In Iowa! In October!

Palm tree in Iowa
















I left Lily in the land of whimsy and headed back to real Iowa where farmers were busy in the fields. This combine had a big American flag mounted on it. Alas and alack, the magic was gone. The flag refused to show its face. Or maybe it was the fact that I was driving down the road at the time and lucky to even get the combine in the frame.

American Combine

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