More Minnesota

Just a couple more things from Minnesota.

  On Thursday friends Jack and Gail drove us over to the Mississippi River for a tour of the area and then we ended up at this little Bistro in the middle of nowhere near the Rush River in Wisconsin. It's a place you have to know about since there are no road signs or advertisments for the place.It's nestled in a valley near the river with grape vines around and called "Vino in the Valley"

14 of us gathered for a dinner of pasta or pizza and a little wine or beer. This is some of the Casa Grande Gang that winters in the valley between Phoenix and Tucson. Thanks for spending the evening with us!

"Oh beautiful for spacious skys, for amber waves of grain" as the song goes. This is farm country and as the sun rose on Friday morning I was reminded of the song. What a great, diverse land we live in. The sky is as pretty here as any place on earth. So..... I sat with my coffee after my run and just gave thanks that I am here and able to enjoy the wonder of nature.


We must leave here on Tuesday and head East again across Wisconsin to the Michigan upper peninsula and some new adventures. Maybe one more post before then.