On the Road Without Freddy

It seems oh, so wrong, but yes, we were forced to Road Trip without Freddy.
Don't worry, Freddy Fanns, I did have a babysitter come in so he would not be too lonely!

I love going to central Illinois, whatever the season. So many memories of my childhood, visiting family.

I love the landscape,

I love the corn,

I love the beans,
I love the lawn ornaments,

not my father's house, and not the best example of lawn ornaments out there, believe me!

 I love the grasshoppers and beetles that buzz, I love the County Fairs, I love the smells of mown grasses of every kind.

My father was in fine form, having spent the previous evening deer hunting, and to top it off, the hunting group also serendipitously  (for them, NOT the deer) was given a deer that had been hit by a car that evening.
He still was wearing his special Deer Hunting cap when we arrived

I went into the back/front /side yard to enjoy:

a little garbage pickin never hurt a soul

while Jamie and Grandpa went to check on the progress of  the deer hunters

Golf Carts seem to be a recurring theme in our lives....

And of course, you can't have men without a little  Roto-Rootering

which involves every kind of standing around and thinking

Hey, what's that water bottle doing in there?????

All in all, a lovely time was had by all.

BUT, here is the bad part about being on the road:

EWWWWWWW