We attended the wake and funeral for my mom's husband earlier this week. I have a lot of friends and relatives that read this via email so I don't really want to discuss this a whole lot as I don't feel comfortable, other than to say he will be missed. We have many great memories of him and are better for him being in our lives. My heart goes out to my mom, whose life has just changed greatly. We're here, mom, for anything you need. RIP Dan.
The road trip to Dubuque is rather dull, especially now when all is brown. There is the highway, hills and fields, over and over until you come upon the Mississippi River. My wife, knowing I'd like the opportunity to take pictures, took lots of pictures for me as we came upon the mighty river. Unfortunately both trips were overcast and dreary, as you will see. I previously posted pictures of the Mississippi a couple years ago
under these blue words, and below are a few more of the scenic river as we crossed to and from Dubuque, Iowa, a few days ago.
And on the way back we get a view of the Platteville M, a large M on the side of a hill outside the city. The M is for the old Mining School at the University of Wisconsin, Platteville. It is climbable to the top along a separate staircase, and is just whitewashed rocks. In my youth and when I lived in the area it was a place to go park and drink with friends as it's just across the county line so no police usually came around.
More Mississippi pictures after the break!
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