OUT-OF-DOORS, n.

That part of one's environment upon which no government has been able to collect taxes. Chiefly useful to inspire poets.

Older People

Inside every older person is a younger person wondering, What the heck happened?

Perseverance

“It's a little like wrestling a gorilla. You don't quit when you're tired-you quit when the gorilla is tired.”                                            - Robert Strauss

We all live in it.

Grapes

What did the grape say when it got stepped on?  Nothing - but it let out a little whine.

Tree

"Character is like a tree and reputation like a shadow.  The shadow is what we think of it; the tree is the real thing."             - Abraham Lincoln

Mushrooms

All mushrooms are edible - once.

Pirate Cloud

Why are pirates pirates?  Cuz they arrrrrr.

Grant Boyhood Home - Georgetown, Illinois

From 1823, when he was brought here as an infant, until he left to enter the U.S. Military Academy in 1839, this was the home of Ulysses Simpson Grant (1822-1885), one of the great captains in western military history and the 18th President of the United States.

 

A link to: Grant Boyhood House

Route 66 Association Hall of Fame & Museum - Pontiac, Illinois

 

A link to: Illinois Route 66 Museum

American Gothic House Center - Eldon, Iowa

 

A link to: American Gothic House Center

Joslyn Art Museum - Well Traveled and Rarely Seen Exhibit - Omaha, Nebraska

 

A link to: Joslyn Art Museum