Today we made a trip with our friend J to Mima Mounds. It is a pretty neat place, with regularly shaped 40ft mounds all across a prairie. Apparently, their origin is somewhat of a geological mystery. The foliage was wonderful, and there were nice interpretive areas with information on the plants we were seeing. We had a good time, and it was only slightly marred by the continuous gunfire we heard from the shooting range next door.

Since J was along, I actually got to be IN a picture! How is that for exciting? For photos of the mounds, follow the link above- their pictures came out a lot better than mine did.