Raining, but not pouring

Today Raven and I walked in the rain. Actually, it was just a sprinkle, so we didn't get soaked, but I had my cell phone ready to call Tim in case we needed him to rescue us from a downpour.

Along the way we met several walkers/runners. The local Catholic school is having a 5/K walk-run fundraiser along Victory Memorial Parkway in our neighborhood. It is a beautiful parkway (actually we call it Victory Memorial Drive)--a memorial for WWI veterans in Hennepin County. Trees line the street--one planted for every soldier who lost their lives in that war (over 500 in Hennepin County alone). At the end of the drive is a park with granite walls and the names of those who died engraved there. There are also markers on the ground near the trees (all along the drive) with individual names and ranks of each soldier. Beautiful Tudor (and other) homes line each side of the drive as well, making it a very pleasant place to be for people and pets.

Lots of people had their pets with them today, as a place we passed was a relief station for the runners/walkers. Raven and I managed to steer away from them and kept barking to a minimum.

Now Raven and I are safely home, dry and happy. The rain can continue, so the grass seed we planted will grow without being watered by me (because I forget this task quite frequently).

Till next time,


Suzi