Latitude: 42.5669261
Longitude: -92.6221368
Elevation: 273 meters / 896 feet
Barometric Pressure 981KPa

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1957 Lil' Abe Camper in alley by Marcia Milner-Brage, It's Spring, at last! the grass is greening up. The trees are budding, showing a blush of color thro
1957 Lil' Abe Camper in alley by Marcia Milner-Brage
Aloe & Pumpkins by Marcia Milner-Brage, The stone wall is along our driveway. The aloe plants spent the summer in urns on the patio.They'll
Aloe & Pumpkins by Marcia Milner-Brage
Rose Arbor, Blooming by Marcia Milner-Brage, When we moved in 35 years ago, this arbor served as the entry archway to the backyard patio, but not
Rose Arbor, Blooming by Marcia Milner-Brage
Flowers & Peppers Saved from the Frost by Marcia Milner-Brage, Brought in the night before the first hard freeze: Hanging begonias snipped from the window boxes, m
Flowers & Peppers Saved from the Frost by Marcia Milner-Brage
Sundogs! by jackalope22, With temps -4 below zero and strong 30 mph wind it's awful cold out freezing crystals of snow moistu
Sundogs! by jackalope22
Side Garden, Fence Beyond by Marcia Milner-Brage, The south-facing side of our house is just a few feet from our neighbor's driveway, which leads into
Side Garden, Fence Beyond by Marcia Milner-Brage
Spent Sunflowers by Marcia Milner-Brage, The sunflowers    stopped blooming a month ago. They're looking quite ragged. We left them standing
Spent Sunflowers by Marcia Milner-Brage
October Garden by Marcia Milner-Brage, Marigolds, sage, basil, zinnias are still profuse. And still warm enough to sketch outside in the af
October Garden by Marcia Milner-Brage
Back-alley Jumble by Marcia Milner-Brage, Looking down the alley-way that backs the houses on Clay and Franklin, mid-block from 11th Street, b
Back-alley Jumble by Marcia Milner-Brage
Dawn from Upstairs by Marcia Milner-Brage, Cold morning, early light coming through the trees. There's some advantage to not being able to slee
Dawn from Upstairs by Marcia Milner-Brage
Downtown Cedar Falls from across the River by Marcia Milner-Brage, Downtown Cedar Falls is also called The Parkade. Gateway Park is across the Cedar River. I sat at a
Downtown Cedar Falls from across the River by Marcia Milner-Brage
Corner Stop Signs, 1AM by Marcia Milner-Brage, Continuing on with drawing the night. Here from my second floor window, looking down on the intersec
Corner Stop Signs, 1AM by Marcia Milner-Brage
Peonies on the Boulevard by Marcia Milner-Brage, My residential neighborhood in Cedar Falls, Iowa has sidewalks and grassy boulevards. Some, like my
Peonies on the Boulevard by Marcia Milner-Brage
Tire tracks in snow by Marcia Milner-Brage, It snowed for the fourth time in April. I'm starting to feel that Spring has been cancelled this yea
Tire tracks in snow by Marcia Milner-Brage
Christmas Tree in the Window, After Nightfall.Sketch by Marcia Milner-Brage, It makes me happy that the student renters across the street have put a tree up in their living room
Christmas Tree in the Window, After Nightfall.Sketch by Marcia Milner-Brage
Big Woods prairie, trees beyond by Marcia Milner-Brage, #30x30DirectWatercolor2018
Day 27
June 27, 2018
The orange Butterfly Weed is blooming (foreground).
Big Woods prairie, trees beyond by Marcia Milner-Brage
Viking Pump Foundry, Autumn by Marcia Milner-Brage, Yesterday, I posted this as a black and white drawing on wicker-colored paper. Color added today wit
Viking Pump Foundry, Autumn by Marcia Milner-Brage
Shadows & Foundry by Marcia Milner-Brage, Railroad tracks snake past Viking Pump's foundry near downtown Cedar Falls. Bluff Street is unpaved
Shadows & Foundry by Marcia Milner-Brage
My garden in June by Marcia Milner-Brage, #30x30DirectWatercolor2018
Day 8
When I sit in my garden and paint, pulling weeds is the furthest th
My garden in June by Marcia Milner-Brage
Viking Pump Foundry by Marcia Milner-Brage, A tad cool to draw outside, but perfect day to draw from the car. Tomorrow, I'll go back to add colo
Viking Pump Foundry by Marcia Milner-Brage
Chartreuse on 3rd Street by Marcia Milner-Brage, This house stands out because of its unusual color. In my Cedar Falls, Iowa neighborhood this kind o
Chartreuse on 3rd Street by Marcia Milner-Brage
Maple & Kentucky Coffee from Bathroom, morning light by Marcia Milner-Brage, The Kentucky Coffee is one of the first deciduous trees to lose its leaves. The maple, one of the la
Maple & Kentucky Coffee from Bathroom, morning light by Marcia Milner-Brage
Willoughby Tower, Snowy Roofs by Marcia Milner-Brage, The Willoughby House is a classic Victorian Italiante that commands a corner lot one block away. We
Willoughby Tower, Snowy Roofs by Marcia Milner-Brage
Cottonwood on a sunny day--Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage, This city park adjoins the Cedar River. Periodically the river has flooded the park. Cottonwood tree
Cottonwood on a sunny day--Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage
South-facing Garden along Neighbor's Driveway by Marcia Milner-Brage, A balmy October day allowed me to set up my easel in my front yard to see this view of the garden al
South-facing Garden along Neighbor's Driveway by Marcia Milner-Brage
Waxing Crescent Moon by Marcia Milner-Brage, I started this drawing from my studio window, looking SW as the moon was setting at around 6:30PM a
Waxing Crescent Moon by Marcia Milner-Brage
Gradual Growth, a Splash of Color, and Fading Away... by wsor_3807, At least in parts of eastern Iowa, a dry fall seems to have made for a short and somewhat muted colo
Gradual Growth, a Splash of Color, and Fading Away... by wsor_3807
Snow Covered Car by Marcia Milner-Brage, It snowed heavily last night. In the morning my bedroom window view was transformed. See this on Urb
Snow Covered Car by Marcia Milner-Brage
Alleyway from 11th Street by Marcia Milner-Brage, From my backyard, looking north down the unpaved alley. #30x30DirectWatercolor2018
Day 7
June 7, 201
Alleyway from 11th Street by Marcia Milner-Brage
Tracks Through the Woods by Marcia Milner-Brage, These tracks go through old town Cedar Falls, leading to Cedar Falls Utilities' coal burning plant.
Tracks Through the Woods by Marcia Milner-Brage
Squirrel by Marcia Milner-Brage, This winter, my husbands put partially cracked hickory nuts outside, within view of our kitchen wind
Squirrel by Marcia Milner-Brage
Sedan Outside, Night by Marcia Milner-Brage, About 9PM, from my second floor bedroom window, looking north. The steeple of the First United Metho
Sedan Outside, Night by Marcia Milner-Brage
Trees starting to change by Marcia Milner-Brage, #inktober2019 Day 15

The autumn color is late this year in northeast Iowa. I drew from my car at Wa
Trees starting to change by Marcia Milner-Brage
Courting Swing, Aloe and Marigolds by Marcia Milner-Brage, Yesterday, I posted this without the color. Applying the wax pastels, especially to the marigolds, c
Courting Swing, Aloe and Marigolds by Marcia Milner-Brage
Watering Can & Zinnias by Marcia Milner-Brage, Initially I posted this without the color. It was titled "Watering Can by the Garage". Tod
Watering Can & Zinnias by Marcia Milner-Brage
Sunflowers and Sitka spruce from second floor window by Marcia Milner-Brage, My husband planted giant sunflower seeds around our house. I can see these from my studio window. Th
Sunflowers and Sitka spruce from second floor window by Marcia Milner-Brage
Beaver Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse by Marcia Milner-Brage, —3:08AM Novemer 19th. A drawing etched into an artist conk shelf mushroom, based on a rough sketch.
Beaver Blood Moon Lunar Eclipse by Marcia Milner-Brage
Tracks through the Woods, sketch by Marcia Milner-Brage, These tracks go through old town Cedar Falls, leading to Cedar Falls Utilities' coal burning plant.
Tracks through the Woods, sketch by Marcia Milner-Brage
Crescent moon before dawn by Marcia Milner-Brage, #inktober2019 Day 25
I'd mentioned to my husband about wanting to draw the moon from our bedroom win
Crescent moon before dawn by Marcia Milner-Brage
Algae on the pond–Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage, In the Springtime, the chorus of frogs coming from this pond is deafening. Snapping turtles live in
Algae on the pond–Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage
Moonrise before sunrise by Marcia Milner-Brage, #inktober2019 Day 26
I had gone to bed knowing that the night sky was clear. When my husband gently
Moonrise before sunrise by Marcia Milner-Brage
By the river–Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage, This city park, close to my house in Cedar Falls, Iowa, is bordered on the east by the Cedar River.
By the river–Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage
Dusting of Snow, Franklin & 11th by Marcia Milner-Brage, My neighbors--one block up 11th Street--have lived in this house for over 40 years. One of their dau
Dusting of Snow, Franklin & 11th by Marcia Milner-Brage
Cedar Falls Utilities Smokestack from 15th &Clay by Marcia Milner-Brage, Part of a series and a story about this smokestack, which is the tallest structure in my town. May 2
Cedar Falls Utilities Smokestack from 15th &Clay by Marcia Milner-Brage
Curve in the path–Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage, This city park is the closest green space to my house in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It used to be golf cours
Curve in the path–Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage
Willoughby House Tower, Snowy Morning by Marcia Milner-Brage, We call it the witch's tower. The Willoughby House, a classic Victorian Italiante, commands a corner
Willoughby House Tower, Snowy Morning by Marcia Milner-Brage
Cedar River, Rising by Marcia Milner-Brage, The River is a few blocks from my house at Washington Park, here in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It rained 3-1
Cedar River, Rising by Marcia Milner-Brage
Hotel Police by Marcia Milner-Brage, "There is a sign painted on a tall chimney in downtown Cedar Falls", my hometown. There ar
Hotel Police by Marcia Milner-Brage
Courting Swing, Aloe in Urns, Ink by Marcia Milner-Brage, Continuing on with a series of drawings of my garden, I'm enjoying the temperate temperatures, worki
Courting Swing, Aloe in Urns, Ink by Marcia Milner-Brage
Cedar Falls Utilities smokestack+wires by Marcia Milner-Brage, Part of a series and a story about this smokestack, which is the tallest structure in my town. May 2
Cedar Falls Utilities smokestack+wires by Marcia Milner-Brage
Hot Ginger Thai by Marcia Milner-Brage, "There is a sign painted on a tall chimney in downtown Cedar Falls", my hometown. There ar
Hot Ginger Thai by Marcia Milner-Brage
Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage, This is the largest green space walking distance from my house in Cedar Falls, Iowa. It used to be a
Washington Park by Marcia Milner-Brage
Cedar Falls Utilities with highway & bike path by Marcia Milner-Brage, Part of a series and a story about this smokestack, which is the tallest structure in my town. May 2
Cedar Falls Utilities with highway & bike path by Marcia Milner-Brage
H by Marcia Milner-Brage, "There is a sign painted on a tall chimney in downtown Cedar Falls", my hometown. There ar
H by Marcia Milner-Brage
IANR BUWA by the Cedar Falls Ice House by wsor_3807, The colorful part of fall has come and gone, and the landscape is fading rapidly to brown on this la
IANR BUWA by the Cedar Falls Ice House by wsor_3807
Dusting of Snow, rough sketch by Marcia Milner-Brage, The preparatory sketch for the commissioned drawing "Dusting of Snow, Franklin and 11th".
Dusting of Snow, rough sketch by Marcia Milner-Brage
Arbor Vita Next to House on Clay Street by Marcia Milner-Brage, The red bee balm in the front yard is what got me going. But the arbor vita next door took over my i
Arbor Vita Next to House on Clay Street by Marcia Milner-Brage
View from Greenwood Cemetery by Marcia Milner-Brage, From a series of plein-air paint marker sketches of the river that runs through my hometown in Cedar
View from Greenwood Cemetery by Marcia Milner-Brage
HO HO by Marcia Milner-Brage, "There is a sign painted on a tall chimney in downtown Cedar Falls", my hometown. There ar
HO HO by Marcia Milner-Brage
Stop sign, house across the street + Cedar Falls Utilities smokestack by Marcia Milner-Brage, Part of a series and a story about this smokestack, which is the tallest structure in my town. May 2
Stop sign, house across the street + Cedar Falls Utilities smokestack by Marcia Milner-Brage