August Is The Busiest Month

Yes, I went overboard on taking pictures again. Here is a Homer Winslow picture at the Woodward Fine Arts Museum.

I am too cheap to pay for parking so I had to keep repeating 5th and Hill so I could remember where I parked. Another Homer Winslow.

The nice lady at the desk said they have the third largest collection of Homer Winslow art in the state of Iowa.

Here is his door.

His painting of a shepherdess.

The lady at the desk said I should visit the Methodist church about 6 blocks away to see more stained glass. This picture was taken at the art museum.

This picture was taken at the church.

As I walked out I learned that this is the oldest church in the state of Iowa.

Either that is where the choir sings or it is the crying area.

I got back to 5th and Hill by 3:05 so I thought I had time to go the Eagle Park. The art museum had a PBS show playing about how this park was a WPA project.

The park was designed by a landscape architect from Chicago who went to school with Frank Lloyd Wright.

This style of architecture has more horizontal lines. The vertical lines are subdued.

They used rough hewn rock from a mile north of here and local lumber.

I didn't know Dubuque had a lock.

I saw a couple of young guys walking by and I asked if it was Okay for me to be in here. The gate was locked. They said they didn't know. We all laughed.

The Koi pond is dry. I think it's strange that they close the park all winter. Why can't people snowshoe in here? Why can't they rent the buildings for parties and family gatherings?

The man on the PBS video said few people ever see this part so I had to see it.

I love the prairie style.

I wanted to get back to my car by 4:15. I did.

The park has some round areas for family or friends to gather and still feel separate from the other park patrons.

There are many parking places here. I'll bet August is the busiest month.