Discovery Garden at Colvill Park

My Kiwanis club, the Dawnbreaker's are on rotation to help keep Red Wing's newest garden weed free. Every three weeks we meet for a couple of hours to weed, sweep and whisper sweet nothings into the souls of all the pretty little things growing in their beds. It's a labor of love as we all see this beautiful garden as part of our own and just another example of what happens when a community comes together with a shared vision.

Our little team. Barbara, Dave, Al, Bill, Kay and Brian

Barbara comes prepared.

Dr. Dave Harris checks over his work.

Brian is keeping the outside looking good.

Bill works up a sweat pushing his broom and giving the gardens a well kept look.

Many hands make little work!

Habitat for Humanity - July 2009

The Habitat house is about a block away from me on Pine street.
Kay and I are learning the tricks of the capentry trade.

Rick, Laura and Kay

Chief Sletten (Tim) is in charge of measuring and cutting.

The crew chief is a saint - he put up with our Abbott and Costello routine for 3 hours.

Kay gives the crew chief a laugh as she tries to figure out that drill.

We take instruction well.

Rick isn't the boss here - he is a greenhorn.

It's all about TEAM work!

Rick can't help himself - we let him think it's all about him.

Kay has that drill figured out.

Ride to Mankato

Although it was a nice July day, we were freezing and wind weary after riding over to Mankato on our bikes for a meeting. Hot chocolate was necessary on our final stop as we had about 45 minutes until returning to Red Wing and the sun was setting fast. Still - it was fun to be out with my two favorite riding buddies.

Myron's just goofing around - he's just not that into my camera.

Denny will coorperate and pose with his new ride.

Progressive garden party

Beautiful day for our 1st annual garden tour. we made four stops to tour the garden and have a bite to eat. The last stop was the local winery where we had a tour of the vineyard.

Music City - Nashville, TN

To say I loved Nashville would be an understatement. What a cool place. Rich history and unbelievable music around every corner. Even the musicians on the street (homeless?) were pretty incredible. I loved 2nd street where we discovered Tootsies, The Stage, Wild Horse Saloon etc. to name a few. What really got to me was the first time we walked into a bar in the early afternoon and listened to a kick ass band. We're not talking about a guy strumming quietly by the door - these were full bands....strings, horns, piano - rocking and playing their brains out - in DAYLIGHT!! You can hear the music from the sidewalks because the bands are setup right by the door. You peek in at them and they are looking out on the sidewalk at you. It's a fun atmosphere.

Nashville is my new favorite place in the U.S. Can't wait to get back!

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Bridge over the Cumberland River - taken from riverboat we were on.

Nashville riverside

inside the Ryman Theater

windows of the Ryman

view of Nashville from the river

Dinner on the General Jackson river boat
(Kay is looking at the camera)

the band kept us dancing

very talented guitar player who connected with the crowd,
and my camera.

This building is called the Batman by the locals

A sculpture on the Cumberland river

a sign outside the Ryman Theater

A guitar player in one of the little downtown bars - He can play AND work the crowd

A day in the park...

I played on this same merry-go-round when I was a little girl.
Madison 8 (in pink), Lauren 6 (in pink hat)

Wally gets to wear the hat awhile

Madison shows us how the fireman slide down the pole.

Face painting is serious business