Images of America #2: Iowa

Continuing my travels, I captured these shots of the quintessential midwest farm state. For other images, scroll down to St. Louis photos. Up next, the American Southwest.

Summer storm, Webster County

Main Street, Jewell

Shakespeare Street, Stratford


Store front, Fort Dodge


The omnipresent grain storage elevator

The official Iowa summer past time

Wind farm, Hamilton County

Cottage and oaks, Fort Dodge

Casualty of the 1980s farm recession and corporate farming

Images of America: St. Louis

As I travel across America during my annual summer visit, I will share snapshots of various cities or states, taken from a more intimate perspective than those one might see on a postcard. First up: St. Louis, Missouri.

Perhaps Monet was inspired by looking through a rainy window.

Laclede's Landing near the Mississippi River

The massive Gateway Arch (a small portion)

The Broadway Oyster Bar.


A typical midwest downpour under the metro rail near Busch Stadium

A classic drive-in

A humorous juxtaposition in this multi-cultural city

Sign of the Times

In most government buildings one finds only, well, government offices. But Thailand is not like anywhere else. While waiting for my visa to be updated at Immigration in the sleek new glass and steel Government Complex, I wandered into the vast central hall which was filled with stall after stall of food, clothing, leather goods and jewelry. Although patterned after the bustling outdoor markets, this Singaporean-style indoor air conditioned market was sparkling clean, surreally subdued and caught in the echoes bouncing off interior walls. Vendors were similarly subdued, lacking the energy and smiles found at all outdoor markets. If this is the future of Thai markets, it is a sad foreshadowing. It's much too sterile to be authentic; Much too American "mall-ish."
Photo courtesy of Carlos Anendegui.