Last Sunday was the perfect day to explore an area that neither Arya nor I had been to before. We headed east to walk around the Vermillion Falls/River and Greenway area. The path was nicely paved, with lots of overhead shade from trees; there were so many families out on bikes and walking, and we had a nice view of the Vermillion River. Arya got some great pics, and I enjoyed spending time outdoors with my sweet girl. This weekend, G and I will be heading out to explore a creek area in a few towns just south of us. And I've already got an idea for another creek I want to walk by next month (it's a bit further away, and I'd rather put that aside until Arya is off at college) The tree leans to find the sun On the way home, we stopped at the DQ in another town (we have a love/hate relationship with the DQ in our town, so I wanted to avoid it.) The warm weather felt great, and we enjoyed some sweet treats while watching the world drive by. We're counting down the days unti...
You might wonder what this fruit showdown is...and I'll tell ya! The Savannah Bananas visited MN for the first time last weekend. Three sold-out games at Target Field, with 39,000+ fans at each game. Amazing! Their counterparts, the Party Animals and the Tailgaters, were in St Paul at CHS Field last August, but moving to Target Field was a huge difference and highlights how popular Bananaball is currently. Our same crew as last year (minus Tiff's daughter, Bel) went to the Savannah Bananas vs Loco Beach Coconuts this past Saturday night...and we had a blast! The players are true entertainers, with solid athleticism thrown in, just in case people don't think they actually play baseball. They do, and they work hard while having fun. We had perfect weather until the last 10 minutes of the game, when a light rainstorm broke out. A bunch of people left, which was too bad for them, because the game was tied in the 9th inning, and they moved into a double-showdown mode to decide a...