Sailing into Fall

Far Guy and I needed a day of R and R away.  Away from the phone..away from work..away from the house.  BUT not away from each other or Chance.

It took us forever to get through town..too many garage sales to stop at.  An undisclosed number of “treasures” were purchased.  Our destination was a hidden in the woods antique shop where Far Guy bought two boxes of trains once upon a time.  No trains were purchased this time.

We stopped for lunch at Walker Minnesota.  We took our lunch to the waterfront at Leech Lake. I saw a condo for sale there..it had a tiny yard but you could watch the sailboats come and go all summer long.  How relaxing that must be.

I could have watched them for hours.  It was great practice for the new camera.

It was a beautiful day in Minnesota 80 degrees F (26 C) and a breeze.  One of those Fall days that you must grab onto and enjoy to the fullest because you know that winter is on the way.

When we owned the resort we had a small sailboat..nothing as large as these..ours was a two person sailboat.  I was out in it a few times..I remember wishing it was a larger boat. I liked the way the wind would hit the sails and we would glide along the water effortlessly:)

Waterfront at Walker, Minnesota

Recently we had lunch at the waterfront in Walker, Minnesota.  It was fun to watch the sailboats zip back and forth.  Chance loved watching the Seagulls.  I was taking some photographs for a photography challenge, so while Far Guy walked Chance I got some time to just be one with the scenery.  We weren't the only people that found this tucked away spot to picnic and watch the water,  a really elderly couple pulled in and proceeded to recline their seats and have an afternoon nap.  It didn't take long for them to doze off and begin to snore they must have been pretty tired. Oh yes I was tempted to take a photograph..but I didn't.

The Culver's Root (the white flower)  was in full bloom as was the Fireweed.

 Fireweed is also called Epilobium angustifolium, it has a spike type flower.   It is a native plant, that is often found in areas that have had forest fires.  It often grows in large patches.  I was very happy to find this shore-land restoration planting in full bloom:)