Ordinary Wonderment

Sunday, November 14, 2010

Pair of Turkeys

Today's Joy: The Things You Don't Expect to See on a Turkey Run to Sterling, IL.

Uncle & Aunt Chef invited me along today as they drove west to Sterling, IL to pick up a pair of live turkeys. It seems Aunt Chef, who works at a local school for at-risk high-schoolers, will be using the birds as part of a live lesson to teach her students about the first Thanksgiving. The pair of turkeys were coming from a small farm that also raises several kinds of exotic birds including love birds, peacocks & finches. Always up for an interesting adventure, I grabbed my camera and we hit the road.

Uncle decided to take us the scenic route and we saw some gorgeous farmland, rolling hills and several wooded miles along the Rock River.

Along the way, we also saw a most random assortment of sights, most of which are pictured below. We drove past Ronald Reagan's boyhood home in Dixon, IL (a quaint, unassuming little house). We also stopped at Uncle's father's farm in Ashton, IL to see their new Oreo Cows (also known as Belted Galloways) with thick, curly hair and funny expressions. Once at the lovely farmette where the turkeys lived, we saw white peacocks. And on our way home, we stopped at a McDonald's drive-thru for hot chocolate and spotted what can only be described as a Chicken Car parked unassumingly in the parking lot. (Yep, you read that right.) It said Soon To Be Famous along each side and sported painted-on wings.

All in all, it was a most amusing road trip and a great chance to spend quality time together asking each other, did you see that?

Here are the highlights, Reader, so you can see for yourself:

Farm Vignette

Turkeys