It's been raining so much out here in the midwest, we've run into storms just about every day since we set out and yesterday was for sure no exception. Weather.com had wind advisories for the entire state of IA yesterday, warning us to take special care with our garbage cans and lawn furniture. . . but the result of the storms was a beautiful rainbow that appeared when we arrived in Spencer, IA.

It was so good to see everyone again at Shaky Tree; it's such a warm and supportive venue and audience. Thanks to Levi who took pictures!

One thing we saw often in the lake country in both MN and IA was live bait machines! We managed to snap a picture of one just outside Spencer.