J. W. Riley

Today we took a trip to Indianapolis. We had some excellent ribs at a place called Squealers, stocked up on all kinds of goodies at Trader Joe's and even saw some Tesla electric cars at a dealership in a mall. The cultural highlight of the day, however, was a tour of the home of famous Hoosier author and poet James Whitcomb Riley. It was a very nice Victorian-era house, perfectly preserved with most of the original furnishings still there. Here's my attempt at a quick picture of the man himself: