Along the River

Yesterday would have been Justin’s 24th birthday. I haven’t been sleeping well, and there are so many memories in the house. This morning, we headed to Iowa and set up camp a few steps from the shore of the Mississippi River. 


The campground is quiet mid-week, and it was a perfect day in the Upper Midwest: temperatures in the mid 70’s. A haze from the Canadian wildfires masked an otherwise sunny day. 

We’ve already seen our first barge. 


There is something very peaceful about sitting in a camp chair and watching the river flow by. 



2 comments:

MFH said...

Does she, now and then,share the share the chair with you?

John said...

Nice to hear from you, Michael. She has her own chair, but her favorite thing to do is to jump up into one of our chairs when we temporarily get up and do something.

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