I am pretty sure I will not be able to drive to the cottage tomorrow. Lake Gibson, the flood in the side yard above. The houses just up river are a bit drier, built on fill. We hope to get there too. I walked around to the back (not easy) and took a picture looking [...]
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The Mississippi River is coming up real fast. We called the utility company to turn off all power tonight. I think the river will come over the road, Canal Shore Drive, tonight. Parts of it are already underwater. Our cottage is the white one, and there is water under the front part. I took these [...]
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From our front yard:
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Surprise for me. On my daily commute. The I-80 bridge over the Mississippi is back down to one lane in each direction, repairs for the next month!!
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Here is Kim piloting a barge down the Mississippi River at the simulator at the Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque. She collided with another barge, but I ran a barge into a bridge!
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A big tank full of fish pulled from the Mississippi River is a neat, but somewhat neanderthal touch. The fish are all big and ugly and they have teeth. I caught Kim under this big catfish and yes, it is alive!
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We took a day off on Monday and went up to the National Mississippi River Museum in Dubuque. I will share some photos with you for the next few posts. Highly recommended for river buffs. Did you know Mississippi means Big River in Ojibwa?
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View from our backyard:
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There is a new place to stay in downtown Leclaire. A renovated place right downtown. Check out this link: http://www.leclairelofts.com/
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The oak trees in our yard produce acorns every other year and this is one of the years. I got some early acorn pictures, although I must admit these are already several weeks old. Ripe acorns are attacking our deck now.
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