It's awfully late in the session, so unlikely to go anywhere, but Iowa Republicans have introduced a bill to make backyard ADUs a matter of right statewide: https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2025/4/4/iowa-may-legalize-backyard-cottages-your-city-can-do-it-first-ac #Iowa #housing #urbanism

#Idaho #Iowa #Ivermectin #Quacks

Why would anyone cares if people are ignorant enough to take a toxic drug that doesn't work in treating their ailments?

And I think they should down a dose of Ivermectin with both a warm glass of raw milk and a glass of lead-laden water. Rinse and repeat until they get truly sick.

https://idahocapitalsun.com/2025/04/03/idaho-legislature-approve-ivermectin-deregulation-sending-bill-to-governor/

#FensterFreitag #WindowFriday #Iowa

An unoccupied storefront with glass blocks instead of a plate glass display window.

It is not up to you to complete the work, but neither are you free to desist from it.
-- Talmud

#Wisdom #Quotes #Talmud #Work

#Photography #Panorama #MotorMill #Iowa

In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
-- Carl Sagan

#Wisdom #Quotes #CarlSagan #Change #Science #Politics #Religion

#Photography #Panorama #Sand #Tracks #Iowa

"After 51 years of pedaling across Iowa, this year’s RAGBRAI route will bring a new level of adventure as riders cross state lines for fifteen miles into Minnesota on day two of the ride."
https://ragbrai.com/take-flight/

In other great economic news...

"This is outrageous for a company that made 17 billion dollars in sales last year."

https://www.kcrg.com/2025/04/01/whirlpool-amana-layoff-650-workers/

Stay committed to your decisions, but stay flexible in your approach.
-- Tom Robbins

#Wisdom #Quotes #TomRobbins #Commitment #Decisions #Flexibility

#Photography #Panorama #MississippiRiver #PikesPeak #Iowa

National Wild Turkey Federation partners with Iowa DNR to revitalize Wapello Co. habitats https://www.byteseu.com/888393/ #county #dnr #FoxHills #FoxHillsWildlifeManagementArea #habitat #iowa #NationalWildTurkeyFederation #Turkey #wapello

#bloomscrolling #fruit #orchard #pears #Iowa

The Seckel Pear tree is a couple of days away from blooming. (First blossoms last year were very early — March 31.)

The young leaves are just exiting the phase described by #RobertFrost:

“Her early leaf’s a flower;
But only so an hour.”

GF totaled her car yesterday when a full size dodge ram t-boned her beautiful green car.

Luckily she is ok, the car is destroyed.
#honda #wreck #crash #accident #iowa

#CoryBooker #Iowa

Sen.Booker at a cafe in Greenfield, Iowa, campaigning for the Iowa caucuses. July 2019.

He was one of the better speakers I heard that year.

#Iowa #Abandoned #Rural

Status: Neglected and falling apart (not a metaphor!).

#Birds #BackyardBirds #Aves #Iowa

Some nice late afternoon light on this female Northern Cardinal.

Fort Defiance State Park

Emmet County, Iowa, USA; traditional territory of the Wahpeton, Yankton, and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations / Original 360° photos at https://www.SouthernMinnesotaGuy.com

#Bloomscrolling #Forsythia #abandoned #AbandonedPlaces #Iowa #Missouri

Today, I returned to an almost completely abandoned town on the Iowa-Missouri border.

Two years ago, the forsythia bushes were spectacular. Less so today, but the abandoned water heater seems to be about the same. (The buildings are on the Missouri side of the road.)

#Birds #Aves #Buzzard #Vulture #Iowa

The Freewheelin' Bob Buzzard

A few turkey vultures have been back in SW Iowa for a couple of weeks, but now it seems they are back in numbers.

Fort Defiance State Park

Emmet County, Iowa, USA; traditional territory of the Wahpeton, Yankton, and Očhéthi Šakówiŋ nations / Original 360° photos at https://www.SouthernMinnesotaGuy.com

A sheet of ice melted and refrozen on a puddle in a pasture

-- NE #Iowa

#OrdinaryThings
#BlackAndWhite