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| 29th July... We must say farewell to Minnesota today, hitch up the trailer and head for Deforest, Wisconsin....the first part of our journey is on a very pretty & scenic section of the US61 South... |
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| We spotted several bald eagles soaring and in the trees on this stretch but not able to snap with the camera.... With all of the posts about the Mississippi I have forgotten to mention the main song we have been singing..."Mississippi" by Pussycat although of course there are several songs about the great river.... |
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| Prior to our turning east and crossing the river the landscape changes to bluffs and rolling hills... Big construction on the bridge and feeder roads as we head into WI....they only have a few summer months in these northern states for road repairs.... Today is certainly a journey of 2 halves...the first part being nice and relaxing and the second not so much, heavy rain on a very busy interstate !!! But we arrive in DeForest ready to meet up over the weekend with old and new friends.... |
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| Saturday 30th July... Friends we met in Florida earlier in the year collected us from our campsite and gave us a great tour of the City of Madison..... These next few photos are not in a good chronological order but I have been having a bit of trouble with the blog site and going with what I have !!! First stop is a wander through the big Farmers Market in Capitol Square then visiting the Capitol Building..... This is one of the many fossils found in the marble in the building...... |
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| One of the views after climbing up to the observation deck of the Capitol Building... |
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| Yorkieman with Marilynne & Howard on the observation deck... |
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| An interior shot of the very impressive capitol building.... |
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| The Capitol Building showing some of the popular farmer's market..... |
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| Beautiful flowers on the Monona Terrace and our next stop... The Frank Lloyd Wright designed community and convention centre opened in 1997 after nearly 60 years of debate... great views from here of lake Monona.... |
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| Our last stop on the Madison tour is at The Memorial Union Terrace a popular gathering place...Madison is a university city.... The brightly coloured sun chairs are an iconic feature of the terrace.... |
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| The terrace is a great place to eat our exceedingly yummy Babcock's ice-cream and watch the fun on Lake Mendota..... |
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| Wow and wow a sea of sunflowers... This is Pope Farm Conservancy....a popular spot to view these "happiest" of flowers.... This year they planted 9 acres and approximately half a million sunflowers... |
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| As tall as us !!.... |
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| These are my favourite flowers on a tie with daffodils in the spring... |
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| It is estimated birds will consume one third of the crop before harvest approx 4,000 pounds of sunflower seeds... The seeds are harvested in October and sold to a local pet store.... |
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| Part of the 7 miles of hiking and equestrian trails and fabulous views of the surrounding countryside... A ski jump in the background... We have had a really lovely day rounded off by delicious steaks, corn and salad at their house... Until the next post.... The Well Fed Campers... |
Hi Sue & Michael,
ReplyDeleteAs always all looks good.Van Gough would have had a meltdown with all the sunflowers.We are still looking for lunch spots to match yours.All alone today Ann is out to lunch with the girls.Might take the opportunity to have a lunchtime glass of the dark stuff.
Enjoy,
Cheers,
Ann & Dave
Thank you...
DeleteHave to say the sunflowers were truly amazing...
Hope you enjoyed your "me" day and glass or two of the dark stuff...
Love to you both..
M & S :)