Cider, Cooler Days, And Another One-Year-Old

 Sunday evening 9.13

Monday 9.14

Tuesday 9.15

Another cider evening.

Thursday 9.17

Saturday 9.19

Happy Birthday Bennett! How can you be one already?! 

Px from his mommy later because I forgot to take one - 

Evening -

😍

Sunday 9.20. Rink Reunion - no px but a really nice evening catching up with Rinkenberger kin.

Monday 9.21

SO ENJOYING these cooler days/evenings.

Thursday 9.24

Lanesboro Again

 Thursday 9.11

Dad and I headed north for a day together then met up with good friends on Friday. Flags half-mast everywhere reminded us of the dreadful attack on our nation 25 years ago. Surreal that it's been that long. In a way it seems like it was just a few years. I don't know if any firefighters or law enforcement officers ever read this but if you do - thank you. 

We followed our noses for a couple days. Found some quaint local restaurants, a small family-owned orchard, a lock & dam, an antique store, a Cabela's, a National Fish Hatchery (much larger than a State Fish Hatchery)(our first time to visit a National one), many beautiful views as we drove, and not necessarily all in that order. It was delightful.

We spent the night in a quaint Iowa town and Friday we just wandered until we landed in Lanesboro. First stop was a tour of Jim&Karol's camper at Eagle Cliff Campground in Whalen. Really nice campground which, we found out later, flooded out the following weekend due to heavy rains. We were thankful our weekend was beautiful weather start to finish.

Anyway. Saturday we biked the Root River State Trail - e-bikes definitely improved the trip for Dad & me this time around. So fun.

Lunch was just as delicious as last time.

Root River Inn in Lanesboro. Highly recommend.

There are friendships that we cherish🎜