A Walk in the Woods

On such a wonderful fall day as this what can one expect to do when visiting Dad and Flo?

Well, as mentioned yesterday there is the ever-popular walk down the drive to get the mail. Today we all donned our jackets and made the trek through the woods to the highway to check the mailbox. The colors were lovely and the lighting was perfect.

It really wasn't as cold as you might think (notice the jackets that Denis and I are wearing) but being that this was Autumn and we were in Minnesota, I thought that it would lend a look of seasonality to the picture. Denis wore his because he was cold.

The Walk was pleasant, the temperatures mild, the conversation lively and the colors, although a bit past their peak, still vivid. Who could ask for anything more?

Our Hostess and Host for this lovely long weekend (short week) stay posed for a portrait on the walk. Since this one came out so well, I decided that we need to have one of the whole group. It's too bad I didn't bring a tripod or I could have made it into the picture as well.

Oh well... Live and Learn!

Aside from the walk, today was made in making preparations for the big event tomorrow. We are expecting a huge contingent of the relatives within a respectable radius to appear and assist with making horseradish!

This preparatory time, of course, left us time to plan what needed to be done across a cribbage board.

This is what I love about this place! It is fun to be here and to spend time with family. Speaking of family, Chip and Eric arrive tonight! I cannot wait.

I hope that today started with something you were looking forward to end ended with a pleasant surprise!

Don Bergquist - 14-October-2005 - Kensington, Minnesota