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| Geneseo, Illinois |
This week I am a little past the town of Geneseo, Illinois, 20 miles from Iowa. Next week, I will be playing bridge at a tournament in Oregon for three days, so I may not make it to Iowa by next weekend, although I will at least be close.
I thought "Geneseo" might be Italian (although the towns in Illinois do not typically have Italian names), but it is instead a version of an Iroquois word meaning "beautiful valley."
Weather here in Washington is already turning to fall. Rumor has it that it is still hot in California, but in western Washington, the leaves are turning, it has rained several times, I will not need to water again until next June, and morning temperatures are in the fifties. It is good walking weather.
The Little Red Bridge across the Hennepin Canal Trail. Google Maps says the bridge is a historical landmark, although I could not discover why. Perhaps, if you go there, you can read about it.
Trees on my street. Some are still green, some are turning bright colors.
There are several of these mushrooms in a particular area of my walk. They are big - 2 to 3 inches across. The Internet suggests that these might be the Sickener, so-called because they will make you very sick, though maybe they will not kill you.
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