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Pink Zinnia

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Our second visit of the year to the city of Duluth, Minnesota — and this time we were able to spend time sight-seeing, biking and visiting with old friends. All in all, a delightful weekend. Here are a few photo memories of the fun we had… Dinner at Thai Krathong: lots of curry and coconut [...]

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Black and White

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It’s been awful dry up here for the last week or so. Mom had the sprinklers running all day Thursday, giving the thirsty vegetables and flowers a good soaking.

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Mmm… I’m thinking Sauerkraut!

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Summer Blooms

I moseyed around the yard after breakfast this morning and snapped a few photos of Mom’s beautiful flowers… . . . . . . . . .

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Strawberries

Our strawberry plants are producing juicy sweet fruits by the bucketful! Just yesterday, we picked somewhere around six gallons. Washed, hulled, and frozen, they’ll sure come in handy this winter when we get a craving for a strawberry-banana smoothie or buttered toast with strawberry jam. For now, we’re relishing the luxury of fresh strawberries on [...]

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The river thunders by at your very feet, sending up a fine, cool mist — refreshing to a weary hiker! Stone steps lead the way to another waterfall… Berge girls and Kastner girls, intrepid explorers of the Northwoods. Wild lupin! Now why don’t we have any of this ’round our place? The weekend, full to [...]

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Upper Falls; Tettegouche State Park The name of this beautiful flowering shrub remains a mystery to me… Sun shining on the ferns and Breanna’s hair… Don’t you love natural light? Water swirls by a dark cave, hollowed out of the rocky banks. Follow the leader? Searching for agates that may have been washed up on [...]

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Last weekend, our family accepted an invitation to join the Kastners for a wonder-filled weekend on the northern shores of Lake Superior, the largest of the five Great Lakes. “Great” is certainly the word for it! The expanse of water stretches endlessly–like an ocean! Highway 61 runs along the coast, tunneling under great rocky cliffs [...]

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