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Obsession runs deep in this kid. I can't get enough of these smashed pennies. Its gotten to the point where weekend trips will revolve...

Highlight of my trip to the Blank Park Zoo : the carp pond. Holy hell was that pond packed with gigantic goldfish. These things had to ...

Check out this beastly caterpillar. Regular sized spoon...gigantic caterpillar.

1. An afternoon jaunt turned into a rare animal sighting. Apparently, albino squirrels are fairly common around the Minneapolis area and ...

farmers combine corn. the fields are empty, leaves fall. Goodbye summer birds.

We left Peoria and drove to see Matt in Minneapolis. Minneapolis is a great city for smashed penny collectors mostly because of the Mall of ...

Good morning world! It's a beautiful Monday morning, the grass is wet, the birds are cold, and I didn't hit any horses on the way t...

Its 6:30am and I'm heading to my car and I'm mad. I've got to go to work. I've got a bunch of deadlines. I need to exerci...

Hey guys. My blog hiatus is over and, unfortunately, so is my time off from work . However, it was whirlwind of a vacation and it felt like ...

This is Jane's old pal Rishika. Hop on over to my blog I am in South Korea to read about my recent travels to Shanghai! Happy reading! ...

Can you see the shells in the limestone fossil? Not quite as fabulous as the last fossil-find but a find none the less. Its humble and loo...

click on the image for a better view. Can any of you blogger people tell me how to make giant posts with giant images?

A real sign from the Iowa State Fair. Don't even think about using those butt fans you've been hiding...its not gonna fly.

Iowa is an acronym. People around here joke that Iowa stands for I diots O ut W alking A round This is one of the more tru...

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People who suffer from mental illness or delusions should not hunt rocks. When someone believes books, movies, inanimate objects, music, or...

The Des Moines river is running low. Rocks and indian artifacts have been under water are exposed...fossils that have been hidden for milli...

I went to Adventureland park over the weekend and had a damn fine time. I rode some roller coasters, drank a warm beer while eating an over...

This is my beta fish, Meatloaf. This week was our one year anniversary. We made it, Meatloaf! I've kept your bowl clean and you haven...

Image: Love Whoopsies, Jillian ludwig. I put together a three man show. Its called Gurgle Growl Gulp. http://www.pjstar.com/entert...

I rent an old, creaky/creepy apartment. It has a creepy basement, a creepy coal shoot, a creepy shower, and a couple of creepy neighbors th...

which one of these things doesn't belong?...click on the image for a better view. (but isn't it the coolest duck on the block?)...

Well, isn't this disgusting? Hoards of winged insects plastered against tavern glass. Kyle, George and I recently visited Muscatine, I...

http://www.herpnet.net/Iowa-Herpetology/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=43 While I walk, I stare at my feet....

It was a bright, blue, crisp day. Buzzards, Herons, Kingfishers, and Cormorants were ubiquitous but not easy to photograph. My bad luck ...

Her plastic body, filled with dirt just birthed a baby flower. The summer sun she bathes upon gets brighter every hour. A brittle vessel, fi...

My marigold garden is looking pretty fine. I noticed my flower's proliferation yesterday. Little, tiny marigold greens are popping up a...

Des Moines is never a bad time. When you live in a rural area you learn to appreciate all those things you took for granted. . . Like bars ...

This Robin, named Bandit Rodchester, has a zip tie on his ankle. My only guess is someone hand raised him before he flew the coop. He...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gz1DIIxmEE

A couple weeks ago this truck sunk in the DesMoines River. After a few days of submersion, car help arrived and the wet truck was yanked ou...

Small brown bat. Photographed on the hood of my Honda by the DesMoines River. Animal specimens helps inform the content of my work (no anim...

The toad has a natural defense mechanism. Urine. Noone likes to get peed on. He tried to pee on me but only managed to pee all over the p...