It’s hard to have a bad day when you start your morning with this…
Beautiful Start To The Day
Dad’s Day
Mike had a few small requests for Father’s Day – time to relax with family, a nice dinner and a car wash and vacuum. I think we were able to accomplish all of that and more. The kids made cards and also gave him gifts in the morning.
After gifts, Sophia and I washed his car while Sebastian helped him with a project in the back yard. The car took a while since the interior hadn’t been vacuumed or cleaned since last fall. I think we emptied about 5 pounds of dirt out of his car. He blames the kids and their dirty shoes all winter long.
Mike’s parents arrived in the early afternoon and we enjoyed a light lunch out on the deck. Our hope was to find an open baseball field and throw the ball around. Sebastian wanted to show off his pitching skills, but there were games or practices on all of the nearby fields. Instead we went over to Hartley park and hiked up to the highest point. Before we made it to the top, we stopped at the pond. We saw fish, a turtle and a few dragonflies.
We also saw the biggest birch tree any of us had ever seen before.
We saw many wildflowers. Here are my favorites.
We finished the day with a nice dinner – pork tenderloin, risotto, salad and french bread. Dessert was homemade chocolate pudding with fresh whipped cream. Oh, I almost forgot…lots of red wine too! A perfect finish to a perfect day. Right, Mike?
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Every so often one of my favorite websites has a photography contest. There is a new theme for each one. Last week’s contest theme was “Landscapes”. Due to my days being filled with work, kids activities and cooking & cleaning, I didn’t have time to go out and take any new shots. Instead I used photos that I had taken over the past couple of years. I submitted a Duluth sunrise and a sunset, a photo of Lake Superior with a lighthouse in the background and another of a waterfall at the Lester River. Much to my surprise, this last one was chosen as a semi-finalist. I took this photo during my Community Ed. photography class field trip two years ago. My entry is nestled among some beyond amazing photos. Take a look for yourself, here. Much to Mike’s dismay, I didn’t end up winning a prize. But as I told him, “It was an honor to be nominated”.
M. Sullivan Photography 