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Cropsey, IL


6/16 - 6/18/2008	Our location - Cropsey, IL The Baileys
On our way to Wisconsin, we stopped to visit Georgia & Bob Bailey in Cropsey, IL They are neighbors in Retama Village. They have an operational farm and enough space for us to stay.
	We crossed the Mississippi again. No flooding here...yet!
	Dale really likes bridges. So many different types of structures, shapes and colors.
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	Welcome to Illinois.
	The barns in Central Illinois are unique. Notice the cupola on the top. Bob tells us that they are positioned there for airflow.
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	A backyard view...the Bailey's crops... a combination of corn and soy beans.
	The Bailey's house.
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	The southern exposure has a lot of glass for solar heating. The Bailey' also use geothermal heating by running water through the ground and then through a heat exchanger.
	Bob and Georgia collect carved wooden sculptures. We found them in the yard and also inside their home.
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	More than enough space for *Red Rover* and *Tige*.
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