I had a good day today with my mom roaming the nether-regions of Northeast Iowa. We were slow this morning and left for Clarksville around 12:30 to see my grandpa. He turned 95 last month and today seemed as sharp as a tack. I sat with him alone for quite a while and recorded our chat with the MD. The recording turned out good and crisp. He seemed happy to see me and I heard a few new stories from him that had me giggling. I like my grandpa.
Mom and I went to the cemetary then to check on Grandma’s grave and then on to Cedar Falls to hook up with db. It was very good to see him and we got caught up while Mom roamed downtown. He gave me a new book (_The Rings of Saturn_) and a mix-cd, which I am jazzed about. Mom and I went and checked out Dad’s bench at the jazz festival site by the river and then headed back to M-town where we went straight to dinner, of which I ate much.
It’s so beautiful here. It’s cool and clear and the moon is bright. I sat out for a while tonight and got an awesome recording of the trains and the crickets and perhaps a little singing. I am re-smitten with the MD. I had forgotten what excellent recordings it makes, even with the little Sony clip mic I have. I’m so enjoying walking barefoot everywhere and how quiet and clean and isolated it is here. I’m not ready to go back. Bleah. So not ready.
It’s been a good visit.