Welcome to the tropical paradise of Iowa.
Iowa has the weather of a tropical island. I am expecting toucans to show up and start nesting in our trees. I am considering planting some bananas. Yes, I know we are land locked. Apparently you do not need to be surrounded by a warm water ocean to have a south pacific island climate. Our friends Todd and Sarah from Fresno were here for a couple of days. They asked me one morning what the weather would be like. Tropical, I said, hot, humid and raining. Apparently the corn likes the humidity.
We went to see ostrich races with them at a local casino/race track. They are much faster than you might imagine. Local jockeys rode the beasts who come to Iowa once a year. They are a fast and fierce mount. Only two of the five riders were in the saddle come the finish line. They ran much faster than I would have imagined. I would not like to have one chasing me.
Thankfully we built the new floor and sealed it before the 10 days of projected rain hit. As to the final project, I am formulating the beginnings of my next chapter in my head.
We went to see ostrich races with them at a local casino/race track. They are much faster than you might imagine. Local jockeys rode the beasts who come to Iowa once a year. They are a fast and fierce mount. Only two of the five riders were in the saddle come the finish line. They ran much faster than I would have imagined. I would not like to have one chasing me.
Thankfully we built the new floor and sealed it before the 10 days of projected rain hit. As to the final project, I am formulating the beginnings of my next chapter in my head.
