Ocean and Laura at sunset in Sioux City, Iowa, with a small U.S. flag

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Sunset in Sioux City

Laura and I caught this sunset in Sioux City, Iowa, in July 2026, during a Fourth of July celebration. A small U.S. flag is in the photo with us. It had been a wet day, and by evening it was still cloudy and in the low 70s, with a little leftover rain in the air. The day before I had been at Hawkeye Point, about a two hour drive north.

We squeezed in together for the photo while the sky was going down. I shared this later on Veterans Day, with a thank you to everyone who served.

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