Day Four: Des Moines, IA - Omaha, NE - Sterling, CO

Sunday morning - time to go to church. Although "right down the road", St. Andrew's in Omaha, NE was 2 hours and 15 minutes away. I had a very nice coffee hour with Lance and his wife who work in the church's Stephen Ministry. 11 AM service, and I knew all the words, and was able to get Wendy and Deede onto their "Prayers of the People"!


15 minutes over to the Joslyn Art Museum (opens at noon)


Most of the rooms in the museums that I have visited are extremely well done: tasteful displays (not overwhelming), lots of light (the best take advantage of skylights), and excellent wall colors. This room in the Joslyn is an excellent example:





The room displays 5 paintings by Albert Bierstadt, 2 by Thomas Hill, and 2 by Thomas Moran. My two favorites today are


Mountain Scene, 1892, by Thomas Hill


In the Teton Range, 1899, by Thomas Moran

Sunday, Sept. 15
Super 8, 11414 Forest Ave, Des Moines, IA 50325 515.226.0414
2 1/4 hours -- St. Andrew's Episcopal Church, 925 S 84th St Omaha, NE 68114 11 AM Service
1/4 hour -- Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, NE noon - 4 pm
5 3/4 hours -- Super 8, 12883 Colorado 61, Sterling, CO 80751 970.522.0300

At the end of today, I have driven 2297 miles in four days.

here is today's playlist:

Wait, Wait... Don't Tell Me (05-04-2013)[is that my phone ringing?]


James Taylor - One Man Band ["the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time ..."]


Bruce Springsteen - Devils & Dust Tour - Oct 21 2005 Providence, RI [I was there]


Bruce Springsteen - Nebraska


Counting Crows - August and Everything After (special edition disc one)[two versions of "Omaha"]


Paula Abdul - Shut Up And Dance


Bruce Cockburn - Big Circumstance


Clueless soundtrack