Kuhl's Place

         This was the location of Nate and Tabby's wedding in eastern Iowa some years back at the Kuhl's farm -”Keel” is the family pronunciation. I had to check on the spelling. You will have to ask someone else the exact dates for the occasion. Here we have a piece done entirely from memory some time after we were at the spot. No thumbnail or snapshot to work from. It is a good test of memory to try this- drawing from a visual memory of the scene (It is also a good test of memory to try to remember the dates of the wedding!) I am not sure anyone else who has seen the place would recognize it from the drawing! Sue tells me that the barn on the left is actually larger than the “shed” on the right. Which I am sure is true. I will try to blame it on the perspective of the view with little attempt to show depth of field.

         I guess the wedding must have been one of those times when I either had no paper and pencil with me, or we were just too busy with the events of the day to take the time for a 5 minute sketch... That happens too often. There was plenty of activity going on in the yard that day. I think when it was time to get your boutonniere you went through the door you see on the left of the barn where the coolers were for the flowers.

        I was reminded on Fred and Sue's last stop here that the wedding was in September 2000.