Walkin' in the rain

Last night there was no chance of rain. So, we went to one of our favorite local restaurants for dinner out on the patio, treating ourselves to fine food and great weather. Mark had lamb chops, Tim had stuffed walleye (stuffed with crab meat) and I had rib eye. This followed delicious Caesar salads (they didn't have their French onion soup last night).

Tim and I then drove down to a little coffee house to hear Mark's friend's sister sing. We got in at the last song, but we had a good time chatting with the kids and sipping our drinks (coffee for Tim, unsweetened raspberry iced tea for me).

We proceeded to drive to the "Back to the Fifties" area of town. Every summer at the state fairgrounds, hot rods come to show off their muscle and beauty. By the time we got there it was dark, but we were still able to enjoy some sights and sounds of the cars and people watch a little. It started to rain, too, so we didn't linger too long.

This morning the skies were dark. I switched on the weather channel. It looked like the rain was almost on top of us. Five minutes into our walk it came down. I didn't subject Raven to his rain coat, but he did hover a little close under the umbrella.

I'm hoping the rain will help our Linden tree. The Robbinsdale forester said that frequent watering might help--it was pruned over the winter, and the early spring followed by a cool snap stressed the tree. It doesn't have too many leaves, and several are brown. Hopefully it will make a comeback--we really love this tree.

It's a good day for indoor stuff, although I'm going to have to take my bike in for repair so I'll have it in time for Cornerstone. Hope Daniel & all the Shields in Wisconsin have a great day. Congratulations on your graduation Daniel! See you in a little over a week!

Till next time,


Suzi