I'm sitting alone in the gazebo surrounded by a small forest of incredibly green trees. This morning I have watched squirrels, blue jays rabbits and a myriad of small birds that have visited the bird feeder. In contrast, the TV is telling me about the disasters that have occurred over the past 12 hours shattering my ideal world.
The past few days have bought a few surprises.
On Thursday we traveled to the city of Osakis which is some 20 miles from Long Prairie and borders the south end of Lake Osakis,1567 people reside there, however in summer the population swells due to recreation around the lake. It's just beautiful. However, we're not spending time at the lake... but at "Just like grandma's" 4 houses decorated beautifully house a range of gifts and goodies. They have a reputation for ladies lunches and wonderful salads.!!!!!
We ended our day with dinner at the Rock Tavern overlooking Birch Lake. We could hear the loons calling and saw one off in the distance...however, Joan's son Tim took us out on his boat and we had a close and personal visit with a loon family. Mother had two small babies on her back and the father was fishing. He dived deep and came up with a small fish and ploughed through the water to feed the babes right there on their Mum's back... I took some great photos of the event. Talk about on Golden Pond. The evening finished with a visit to Sauk Centre where a Country Fest was in progress. 100's of cars and buses lined the streets.... I've never seen so many RV's (recreational vehicles.) We drove right through the gates and attempted to get into the carpark under the guise of a car full of "Mothers"... that didn't work they wanted $35 to park. OK how much does it cost to go in.....$75 per person....
So we parked outside on the road and Mary, Kathy and I pressed our faces to the chain link fence and watched the proceedings through that... the sound was excellent... the stage was in view and we felt like errant school kids getting away with something sneaky....!!!
"He who laughs last thinks slowest."
