We adventured across Iowa & Minnesota yesterday, leaving Omaha early in the morning for a long day of meetings and driving.

Iowa has lots of windmills.  Just one of these bad boys can produce enough power for 500 homes.  That’s a lot.

We got to Audubon a little early so we stopped at the Chatterbox Cafe.

I just adore small towns.

The customer we went to see apparently likes Chevy.  I personally have zero opinion about truck brands, but I know it’s a thing.

Hog barns are everywhere in Iowa.

There’s another.

And another.  I’ve gotten pretty good at spotting them from a distance.

Then we stopped to look at a barn layout for a Pro Sort system customer.

Saw some vintage round feeders hanging out looking pretty.

I was successfully able to identify the above piece of machinery, even though I had never seen one up close.  I have a lot to learn about the hog industry (more on that in a future post), so I was pretty proud of myself.

This farmer raises hogs in confinement facilities as well as some inside/outside penned sows.

These girls were enjoying some sunshine.

Can’t get enough of that blue sky.  It was a beautiful day.

We saw cows!  We made a quick stop to see a customer who also raises cattle.  It’s not unusual, but we usually don’t see the cows.

Pigs will come over to see what you’re doing, but these guys were not very interested in me.

They kept their distance.  Can’t blame them, since I didn’t bring snacks.

We drove to  dinner and our hotel in evening light, passing a field of windmills blowing like flowers in the wind.