Photos: April 2020 Favorite Photos of the Month

Dash, one of the younger llamas of the herd, leans his head on Kahle Boutte's arm as she shows guests on a Zoom meeting the rest of the llamas in the barn at Prairie Patch Farm in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Allison Feltes and Pat Fagan wave as friends and family surprise them with a drive-by receiving line at their home in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The couple had planned a large traditional wedding, but had to change plans because of the pandemic. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Caitlyn Elmer, 14, volunteers with her stepmother Crystal Stacy (far left) during a drive-through food distribution at First Assembly of God in Cedar Rapids on Wednesday, April 29, 2020. First Assembly partnered with Convoy of Hope to distribute 35,000 pounds of food on Wednesday. The church plans to continue worshipping remotely on Sunday, despite Gov. Kim Reynold's proclamation that in-person religious gatherings can resume. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Jayden Miller, 9, waves to community members and members of the Fairfax Fire Department as they 'parade' past his home in celebration of his ninth birthday in Walford, Iowa, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Members of the volunteer fire department started doing the 'parades' March 27th. They have done eight 'parades' and have 13 more scheduled, including five this weekend. The department has a crew of about 10 people that are currently volunteering to coordinate and do the parades. Members of the department wanted to let children know that celebrating their birthday is important. 'They are missing out on so many things because of the virus. We want to acknowledge they are missing out on things and make sure they know people care about them on their big day,' said volunteer firefighter Marc Magers. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Artist Shane McCallister poses for a photo on his front step with his 4-year-old son, Smith, standing with him at his home in Marion on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. McCallister has been hanging his artwork on his fence each day for neighbors and community members to see as they pass by during COVID-19 self-isolation. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Laura Claps (right) skates with her partner Sara Montgomery skate up a path after emerging from an underpass with other skaters as they skate through neighborhoods in Iowa City, Iowa, on Monday, March 30, 2020. Montgomery had the idea to bring some happiness to their fellow Iowa City residents, especially the children, by dressing in the inflatable costumes and skating through neighborhoods.(Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Big Grove employee Abigail Lucas empties a 50-pound bag of rice into a tub for repackaging at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. When local food pantries were having trouble finding rice for their clients, Big Grove co-owner Matt Swift sourced 5,000 pounds through a distributor, and local restaurants are supplying the labor and packaging at Big Grove's licensed commercial kitchen to break it down into one-pound bags. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Virginia Miller of University Heights picks up an order from Veronica Tessler, business owner, at Yotopia in Iowa City, Iowa on Saturday, April 11, 2020. The local frozen yogurt shop was one of several restaurants in the area to receive an Iowa Small Business Relief Grant to help sustain it through the coronavirus shutdown. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Community member Jun Cao (center) and Zhang Lu (left) unload boxes of personal protective equipment to be donated at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics main entrance in Iowa City on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Linn-Mar senior Ashlee Haumesser sits on her front porch in her prom dress in Marion on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

The check-in and bag drop counter is seen with two employees and no customers in the lines at the Eastern Iowa Airport in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A hospital worker stops and waves from a skybridge over For the Kids Way at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Hearts and messages of encouragement are seen on the front door of the Columbus Community Senior Center in Columbus Junction, Iowa, on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Two employees have died after a coronavirus outbreak at the Tyson Foods pork processing plant. The plant has been shut down since April 6. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A barbed wire fence is silhouetted by the sunset near Chadron, Neb., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Jefferson High School senior Jami Cook has her photo taken with her decision day 2020 certificate during a senior appreciation event by the staff at the school in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, April 20, 2020. Teachers and staff handed out decision day certificates, cheered on the seniors and gave them yard signs in a show of support. About 70 percent of the seniors came through the two-hour event. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Cedar Rapids Jefferson science teacher and cross country coach Sarah Hilby cheers for senior Joseph Pregon after he got his photo taken with his decision day certificate in a senior appreciation event by the staff at the school in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Monday, April 20, 2020. Seniors also got a yard sign congratulating the J-Hawk class of 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Ribbons and photos are tied to the fence outside Downing Field in Anamosa on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Maggie McQuillen, a senior and four-sport athlete at Anamosa High School, has been recovering from a car-semi collision since March 19. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Grace Lubben, 17, of Anamosa and Olivia Nebergall, 18, (left) look at a medal tied to the fence outside Downing Field in Anamosa on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Lubben and Nebergall are friends of Maggie McQuillen, a senior and four-sport athlete at Anamosa High School, who has been recovering from a car-semi collision since March 19. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Baylee (cq) Stalder gathers a popcorn order to deliver to a customer at The State Theatre in Washington, Iowa, on Friday, April 24, 2020. The oldest continuously operating cinema theatre in the world, in the Guinness Book of World Records, began selling it's popcorn to customers Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Piano teacher Mike Nemeth gives a lesson by video conference on his tablet in his home studio in Fairfax on Tuesday, April 21, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Resident Unita Schliemann smiles up at her daughter Roberta (left) and son Mark Maas at Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, April 16, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Spiritual care and bereavement counselor Bob Gardner (right) and Gracie Koelker, a family member of a care provider, write notes to staff members on a banner at Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Hospice aid Michelle Ehr waves and blows air kisses to family and colleagues visiting her through a window at Heritage Specialty Care in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Licensed practical nurse Tiffany Kinney holds a swab taken from a patient exhibiting coronavirus-like symptoms before placing it in a sealed container for testing at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Family Medicine Clinic in Iowa City on Monday, April 20, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Maj. Richard Price of the Iowa Army National Guard (right) walks with another service member past a line of individuals waiting to be tested for coronavirus at the Toledo Juvenile Home in Toledo on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa National Guard opened a temporary testing site to test long-term care facility staff in Tama County. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A public health worker walks to retrieve supplies from his car while working at a coronavirus testing site at the Toledo Juvenile Home in Toledo on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. The Iowa Department of Public Health, the Iowa Department of Human Services and the Iowa National Guard opened a temporary testing site to test long-term care facility staff in Tama County. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

Larry Potter and his wife Diane with a sign their neighbors put in their front yard in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. Neighbors lined the boulevard in their neighborhood with more signs of well wishes for the Potters to see as he returned home Monday, April. 13 from Mercy Medical Center. Diagnosed with Covid-19, Larry, an avid bicyclist, spent nine days in intensive care and six days in rehabilitation. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

John Eaker, dressed as the Easter bunny, and Kimberly Eaker, director of the organization Clarence Main Street, wave to kids from the sidewalk during an Easter event in Clarence, Iowa on Saturday, April 11, 2020. The annual Hop into Clarence Easter event was cancelled due to concerns about the spread of the new coronavirus, so the Easter bunny visited homes around the eastern Iowa town instead. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Shop owner Anne Armitage brings an order out to a customer's car at Moss in Cedar Rapids on Thursday, April 2, 2020. Moss is offering online consultation and shopping, with designated pickup times. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Drake Relays announcer Mike Jay is serving as a liaison between high school athletes and college coaches, as spring sports are on hold due to coronavirus. Photographed at the Clear Creek Amana stadium in Tiffin on Tuesday, April 14, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

From left: Connor Whannel, 10, Austin Whannel, 7, and Maddux Mueller, 12, pickup balls during a break from batting practice at Dugout Sports, 814 Eagleview Dr., in Fairfax Iowa, on Monday, April 6, 2020. The baseball and softball training facility sees athletes of all ages, including many Major League Baseball players. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Tracy Ebsen of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, putts as she plays a round of disc golf with friends at Wildcat Bluff Recreation Area in Urbana Iowa, on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Brettlyn (cq) Lane, 10, of Marion, Iowa, practices her hockey moves and snapshot in front of her home in Marion on Wednesday, April 22, 2020. Brettlyn plays center on the 10U boy's Junior RoughRiders Youth Hockey team. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

The sun sets behind the West High softball field before stadium lights are turned on at Iowa City West High School in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. All Iowa City high schools turned on their athletic facility lights for 20 minutes Wednesday night to honor senior athletes. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

I consider it my mission to get windmill photographs. I've never been happy with any of the ones I've taken over the years. I actually conceiver of this photograph as a black and white shot with my 4x5. I was taking a few photos with my DSLR to get a meter reading. It was funny that I was so preoccupied with getting the perfect shot of this windmill that I totally ignored the thousands and thousands of Sanhill cranes making their way to roost in the Platte River. Sandhill cranes are specks in the sky as the late afternoon golden light illuminates a windmill in a field near Prosser, Neb., on Friday, March 20, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A palm hangs out the window of the Wieser family pickup truck before a Palm Sunday parade at Urbana Christian Church in Urbana on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Pastor Stasia Fine said the parade was a way for congregants to observe both Palm Sunday and the state's social distancing guidelines. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Lena Gilbert carries a tray of food for the Passover Seder that she will deliver to her brother Jack in Springville, Iowa, on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. The two live in adjoining duplexes. Lena Gilbert made gefilte fish, horseradish, chrain (cq), a relish made from beets and horseradish, haroset, hard boiled eggs with bitter greens and salt and included almond macaroons and matzo crackers. Normally, Lena would serve the meal family-style with the food on the counter and everyone would serve themselves. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Sabah Khan prays before breaking her fast as she celebrates the first night of Ramadan with her family at their home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, April 24, 2020. Muslims worldwide observe a month of daily fasting, but like other world religions, they have had to adapt to the state's recommendations for avoiding the spread of the coronavirus. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Leah Rodenberg of Marion, Iowa, on the board of HACAP carries a box of food items that were packaged in the morning to a vehicle during a Hawkeye Area Community Action Plan (HACAP) food reservoir pop-up, drive-thru food pantry in the parking lot of Veterans Memorial Stadium in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, April 9, 2020. HACAP food reservoir Director Kim Guardado said that staff and volunteers had food for about 700 households available at the drive-thru food pantry. Food will be distributed to those in need at other mobile pantries in the community as well as home deliveries in many communities. HACAP planned to package 5,000 boxes of food at ImOn Ice Arena in a partnership with the City of Cedar Rapids, the arena and VenuWorks. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A man in a facemark sits in his vehicle as a volunteer writes how many households he is collecting for and what kind of protein, pork or turkey, is desired on the side of his vehicle during a Hawkeye Area Community Action Plan (HACAP) food reservoir pop-up, drive-thru food pantry in the parking lot of Veterans Memorial Stadium in southwest Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, April 9, 2020. HACAP food reservoir Director Kim Guardado said that staff and volunteers had food for about 700 households available at the drive-thru food pantry. Food will be distributed to those in need at other mobile pantries in the community as well as home deliveries in many communities. HACAP planned to package 5,000 boxes of food at ImOn Ice Arena in a partnership with the City of Cedar Rapids, the arena and VenuWorks. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A young prairie dog peeks out from it's burrow as an adult prairie dog stands watch in a prairie dog town in the Fort Niobrara National Wildlife Refuge near in Valentine, Neb., on Tuesday, March 17, 2020. The refuge is home to a herd of bison, a herd of elk. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A male cardinal visits a bird feeder at a home in Walford, Iowa, on Monday, April 13, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A horse is silhouetted by the sky as it frolics in a pen north of Walford, Iowa, on Monday, April 20, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A farmer plants a field as the sun sets north of Walford, Iowa, on Monday, April 20, 2020. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

A Hope Mural Project makes a reappearance near the top of the Veterans Memorial Building in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on Thursday, April 2, 2020. The project, organized by Jason Everett, brings artists from other countries in collaboration in producing one letter in the word hope. The H was created by Iowa artist Julius Cavira, Iowa artist Scott Takes did the O, Cuban artist Yunier Guerrero made the P and Cuban artist Che' Pando made the E. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

Pharmacy technician Becky Riedesel (right) hands Becky Duvel of Toddville, Iowa, her prescription in the drive-thru at Clark's Pharmacy, 1946 42nd St. NE, in northeast, Iowa, on Tuesday, April 28, 2020. The pharmacy lobby is closed to most clients but the drive-thru is open. While the staff wears masks when working in the pharmacy, they also wear gloves when interacting with customers. Surfaces such as counters, keyboards, telephones as credit card keypads are wiped down on a regular basis. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette)

UnityPoint - St Luke's Hospital employees gather for a walkthrough of the emergency department, which includes a new screening shed, outside the emergency entrance at the hospital in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. The shed will be used to screen patients with mild to moderate respiratory symptoms as part of the ER triage process. Health care workers on Tuesday walked through the new patient flow as they prepared for anticipated high patient volumes due to coronavirus. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Arlo, 15, Jen, Mae, 12, and Ted Knights sit in their garden next to their home in Iowa City on Sunday, April 19, 2020. Garden centers say more people than ever are starting their own gardens this year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Caution tape wrapped around the chains of a tire swing marks a playground as closed due to coronavirus concerns at City Park in Tiffin on Wednesday, April 15, 2020. (Andy Abeyta/The Gazette)

A giant painting of a heart is displayed outside of a home in Cedar Rapids on Friday, April 10, 2020. People are continuing to show solidarity in the form of art and messages as social distancing continues. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Cyclists bike past the closed playground equipment at McLouds Run Park along the Cedar River Trail in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday, April 7, 2020. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

The Soenen family picks up trash in Willowood Creek, seen from the 41st Street bridge in Marion on Thursday, April 23, 2020. The family began picking up trash in the creek while home due to school closures, and after realizing it was unnamed, petitioned to have it named after the nearby city park. (Liz Martin/The Gazette)

Magdalena Rivera Ramirez is photographed at her home in Coralville on Wednesday, April 8, 2020. Local immigrants face uncertainty as businesses have had to close to stop the spread of the new coronavirus. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Motorcyclists and friends of Chad Edmonds of Cedar Rapids wave to hospital workes from a parking ramp on the UnityPoint St. Luke's campus in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Edmonds has been battling COVID-19 in the hospital and is in an induced coma, according to his parents, who took part in the show of support. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Debbie Edmonds of Cedar Rapids (left) hugs Valerie Obadal, a nurse at UnityPoint St. Lukes who is caring for Edmonds' son, Chad Edmonds of Cedar Rapids, during a tribute to hospital workers at a parking ramp on the UnityPoint St. Luke's campus in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Chad Edmonds has been battling COVID-19 in the hospital and is in an induced coma, according to his parents, who took part in the show of support. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Hospital workers appear at a staff entrance as motorcyclists and friends of Chad Edmonds of Cedar Rapids wave from a parking ramp on the UnityPoint St. Luke's campus in Cedar Rapids on Sunday, April 5, 2020. Edmonds has been battling COVID-19 in the hospital and is in an induced coma, according to his parents, who took part in the show of support. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Donna Warhover walks behind one of her high tunnels at Morning Glory Farm in Mount Vernon on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Vegetable farmers who rely on farmers' markets are having to adjust their businesses to account for both the excess of produce and the loss of business associated with market start dates being postponed this year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Donna Warhover loads vegetables into her truck as she prepares for a a pop-up share pick-up at Morning Glory Farm in Mount Vernon on Saturday, April 18, 2020. Vegetable farmers who rely on farmers' markets are having to adjust their businesses to account for both the excess of produce and the loss of business associated with market start dates being postponed this year. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

A cow walks by a door in the milking parlour at J Schanbacher's dairy farm in rural Atkins, Iowa on Thursday, April 16, 2020. J Schanbacher is a third-generation dairy farmer whose grandfather purchased the farm with the help of a loan from a family member. J's mom and dad still farm and his mother regularly helps out in the milking parlour. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Allison Feltes and Pat Fagan are married at their home in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The couple had planned a large traditional wedding, but had to change plans because of the pandemic. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Friends and family surprise the couple with a drive-by receiving line following the wedding of Allison Feltes and Pat Fagan at their home in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The couple had planned a large traditional wedding, but had to change plans because of the pandemic. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)

Allison Feltes and Pat Fagan are married at their home in Cedar Rapids on Saturday, April 25, 2020. The couple had planned a large traditional wedding, but had to change plans because of the pandemic. (Rebecca F. Miller/The Gazette)