June 11, 2023 @ derek.broox.com

June 11, 2023

I slept 8.6 hours, posted 1 photo album, checked in to 11 places, took 58 photos, and walked 5.2 miles. I was in Des Moines, Ankeny, Urbandale, and Earlham.

	8:19 am	woke up after sleeping 8.6 hours
	11:04 am	checked in at Casey's General Store, Ankeny, Iowa
	11:19 am	checked in at Mills Fleet Farm, Ankeny, Iowa
	11:35 am	checked in at Carquest Auto Parts, Ankeny, Iowa
	12:04 pm	checked in at O'Reilly Auto Parts, Urbandale, Iowa
	12:27 pm	checked in at Brooks' Dead End Ranch, Des Moines, Iowa
	1:03 pm	checked in at Dino’s Storage, Des Moines, Iowa
	2:22 pm	checked in at Menards, Des Moines, Iowa
	2:57 pm	checked in at Dino’s Storage, Des Moines, Iowa
	3:48 pm	checked in at Brooks' Dead End Ranch, Des Moines, Iowa
	4:52 pm	Kari and her parents
	4:52 pm	Hangin out at Grade A Gardens
	5:00 pm	Grade A Gardens
	5:00 pm	Appetizers from Clyde's
	5:01 pm	This is what the Clyde's guys are cooking off of, hah
	5:05 pm	This family loves them some deviled eggs
	5:08 pm	A tasty veggie crostini
	5:09 pm	More apps!
	5:22 pm	Hanging at Grade A Gardens
	5:25 pm	The kitchen
	5:31 pm	checked in at Grade A Gardens, Earlham, Iowa
	5:38 pm	The chefs
	5:45 pm	Holz hausen at Grade A Gardens
	5:46 pm	Getting a tour of the farm
	5:52 pm	Learning about their organic rotation process with chickens
	5:56 pm	Grade A Gardens
	5:57 pm	Garlic
	5:58 pm	Jordan and Whitney
	5:58 pm	Jordan and Whitney
	6:01 pm	I thought I had a lot of mulch. Holy cow.
	6:06 pm	Jordan was very proud of this farming tool
	6:06 pm	Talkin a little shit about Jordan's restoration of this farming tool
	6:07 pm	The Clasens
	6:10 pm	Following Jordan and Whitney to the orchard
	6:10 pm	Jordan and Whitney
	6:12 pm	Talkin about the deer while the orchard gets established
	6:16 pm	kbroox
	6:17 pm	Such a nice night
	6:24 pm	The entrance to where we were going to eat
	6:32 pm	Opening up a bottle of wine in the field
	6:32 pm	Dinner in the middle of a field
	6:59 pm	Serving dinner
	7:02 pm	Chris, running the show
	7:02 pm	This take on the wedge salad was so good
	7:03 pm	Grilled cabbage wedge salad
	7:18 pm	Look at this lil puffer jacket koozie
	7:20 pm	Pettin the kitty
	7:25 pm	Grade A Gardens
	7:26 pm	Quite a spread of food
	7:26 pm	Tom cooking up the coppa steaks over the fire
	7:28 pm	Me and Kari
	7:33 pm	Pork shoulder steak with pork shoulder sausage and pickled veggies
	7:49 pm	Capturing the scene
	8:01 pm	Chess Pie by Diego
	8:02 pm	Diego explains the Chess Pie
	8:21 pm	A nice night to have dinner in a field
	8:21 pm	Sloppy forehead kisses for lovers
	8:21 pm	Havin a great time
	8:21 pm	Teresa and Jeff
	8:23 pm	The Menu
	8:24 pm	This was really nice
	8:32 pm	After dinner bonfire
	8:33 pm	Simon brings his own chair
	8:34 pm	Haulin straw bails to the fire
	8:54 pm	Jordan thinks we need more wood
	8:55 pm	Simon walks across the fire barefoot?
	9:08 pm	The Clyde's guys handed us a bottle of Casamigos
	9:08 pm	Diego was hilarious
	9:53 pm	checked in at Brooks' Dead End Ranch, Des Moines, Iowa
	10:00 pm	Clyde's Fine Diner @ Grade A Gardens
	10:08 pm	Derpy Durb
	11:21 pm	fell asleep