{"id":7631,"date":"2017-07-01T18:41:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-01T23:41:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/?p=7631"},"modified":"2024-06-24T18:34:18","modified_gmt":"2024-06-24T23:34:18","slug":"guttenberg-idyl","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/2017\/guttenberg-idyl","title":{"rendered":"Guttenberg Idyl"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I spent most of June on the river with my brother Mark. We had a great time and a visit from his son Austin. [<a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/travel\/iowa17\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gallery<\/a>]<\/p>\n<p><strong>There were lots\u00a0of birds!<\/strong> To start we had this fellow right outside our front door for several mornings&#8230;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/6kLhhPm3vnY?rel=0\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Gray Catbird<\/strong> is related to Mockingbirds, and it shows!<\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Turtles<\/strong> were on the march to lay their eggs&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7639\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/turtle-on-land.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/turtle-on-land.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/turtle-on-land-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/turtle-on-land-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>There were\u00a0several storms the first week, most with afternoon rainbows. Check out this <strong>HDR Panorama<\/strong>&#8230; [click to enlarge]<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/rathe-mississippi-river-after-a-storm-pano.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-7636 size-full\" title=\"Mississippi River after a Storm\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mississippi-river-after-a-storm-pano.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mississippi-river-after-a-storm-pano.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mississippi-river-after-a-storm-pano-150x50.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/mississippi-river-after-a-storm-pano-400x133.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I went up to Pike&#8217;s Peak State Park for a walk in the woods. Very pleasant, few people, not many flowers, lots of ferns&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7663\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-1.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-1-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-1-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7662\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-2.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-2-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-2-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7661\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-3.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-3-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pikes-peak-ferns-3-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>We had a family gathering for my <strong>Aunt Katherine&#8217;s 90th Birthday<\/strong>&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7634\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/family-group-gberg-2017-final.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/family-group-gberg-2017-final.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/family-group-gberg-2017-final-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/family-group-gberg-2017-final-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Mark, Austin and I ventured over to <strong>Glen Haven, Wisconsin<\/strong> to partake of Taco Night and a friendly game of billiards&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7641\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pool-table-wormhole.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pool-table-wormhole.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pool-table-wormhole-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/pool-table-wormhole-400x225.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/red-winged-blackbird-nest.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-7644 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/red-winged-blackbird-nest-sm.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"279\" height=\"1024\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/red-winged-blackbird-nest-sm.jpg 279w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/red-winged-blackbird-nest-sm-41x150.jpg 41w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/red-winged-blackbird-nest-sm-68x250.jpg 68w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 279px) 85vw, 279px\" \/><\/a>A pair of <strong>Red-Winged Blackbirds<\/strong> had a nest in one of our shrubs. The young birds were up and out about ten days after hatching.\u00a0I couldn&#8217;t get real close because the momma bird was very upset with me (and rightfully so!).<\/p>\n<p>\u21d0 click to enlarge<\/p>\n<p><br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7648\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7648\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7648 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dickcissel.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dickcissel.jpg 270w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dickcissel-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 85vw, 270px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7648\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dickcissel<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7649\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7649\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7649 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/yellow-warbler.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/yellow-warbler.jpg 270w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/yellow-warbler-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 85vw, 270px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7649\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Yellow Warbler<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_7650\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-7650\" style=\"width: 270px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-7650 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/redstart.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"270\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/redstart.jpg 270w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/redstart-150x111.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 270px) 85vw, 270px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-7650\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">American Redstart<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I saw <strong>Indigo Buntings<\/strong> and <strong>Rose-Breasted Grosbeaks<\/strong>\u00a0three or four times when I was cycling on the backroads. Other birds included&#8230;<br style=\"clear: both;\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Austin and I went over to the <strong>Motor Mill<\/strong> and it was unexpectedly open for tours! We went from the basement to the attic. It is a very cool building!<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7656\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/motor-mill-hdr.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/motor-mill-hdr.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/motor-mill-hdr-150x87.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/motor-mill-hdr-400x232.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I now have a much better idea of how it worked. They think there was a <strong>wooden dam<\/strong> and a flume wall that brought the water into the basement (lower right below the grass) where it turned <strong>three vertical turbines<\/strong>\u00a0(two for the grindstones and one for everything else). <a href=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/travel\/iowa17\/content\/p1040189_large.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">This Diagram<\/a> gives some sense of the complexity inside.<\/p>\n<p>After our tour we\u00a0took a pleasant bike ride on the <strong>Pony Hollow Trail<\/strong> and ran into this <strong>Eastern Bluebird<\/strong> family&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7657\" src=\"http:\/\/richard.rathe.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eastern-bluebird.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eastern-bluebird.jpg 600w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eastern-bluebird-150x100.jpg 150w, https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/eastern-bluebird-375x250.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>It was a great day! Even the rain held off until we were off the trail.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I spent most of June on the river with my brother Mark. We had a great time and a visit from his son Austin. [Gallery] There were lots\u00a0of birds! To start we had this fellow right outside our front door for several mornings&#8230; The Gray Catbird is related to Mockingbirds, and it shows! The Turtles &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/2017\/guttenberg-idyl\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Guttenberg Idyl&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,27,16,20,14,10,30],"tags":[406,546,363,405,404,403],"class_list":["post-7631","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birds","category-critters","category-flowers","category-history","category-photography","category-travel","category-video","tag-catbirds","tag-motor-mill","tag-panoramas","tag-pikes-peak","tag-red-winged-blackbird","tag-turtles"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7631"}],"version-history":[{"count":24,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7678,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7631\/revisions\/7678"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7631"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7631"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/redmangrove.org\/rathe.org\/richard\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7631"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}