The original Field of Dreams movie site is located in Dyersville, Iowa. It has been faithfully preserved and is now a tourist location, a little over 3 hours from Waukee, where we were visiting our son Ben and his lovely wife Cate.
Ben’s birthday and mine are three days apart, and we were there on the weekend before both birthdays. It so happened that the Field of Dreams was hosting a special event that weekend, called “dinner on the diamond,” an opportunity to eat a catered meal on tables set up in the outfield (appropriately socially distanced, of course).
In celebration of our two birthdays, we loaded up the family, including the beagle, and headed to Dyersville to enjoy the event. As you can see by the pictures, it was a beautiful evening in a delightful place. And it was a natural setting for some good family memory photos!
“If you build it, he will come.” 
The outbuildings are newer and nicer than the original movie… 
But the cornfield setting is just like the original. 
And the corn inspires people differently… 
Can you say, “Christmas card photo?” 
This idea was spawned by a minor league baseball team in New England as a way to use their park to make money since the minor league season was canceled. Our meals included steak, cheeseburger, BBQ brisket, and lobster roll. 
Plenty of social distancing room in THIS “restaurant.” 
Even Blair the beagle was happy. 
Trying out the selfie setting on the new camera. 
It was, indeed, a great way to celebrate our birthdays!
