Last Lake Pics

The day before we left the lake we saw this beautiful scene from our deck.

Monday we took a ride through Itasca State Park and Vic got some beautiful trees at their peak. They kept saying we would have a colorful autumn and whoever "they" are were certainly right!!!

Before we wrapped the Hobie for her long winter's nap, we took one last ride on the lake. We couldn't believe there were 2 deer standing on the lawn of a lake house just looking at us as we passed by.

The last evening we were there we took one more walk through our park and admired the beautiful reflection of the sky. What a great summer we had -- it is one we will never forget.

YIKES!

Below is the headline in the GF Herald this am. I am not ready for this!!! It is early, even for ND. Actually, it is 32 degrees here so I really don't think it will be a hard freeze. We should have some wonderful weather ahead of us to enjoy the prime fall leaf season in Northern Minnesota. They tell us it will be the best we've seen in years.

Temperatures will drop into the mid- and upper 20s in many areas through sunrise this morning, and light winds are not helping, the National Weather Service office in Grand Forks says. A freeze warning is in effect until 8 a.m.

A Great Day in LR

It's our last day here and a beautiful one it was!!   We decided it was a perfect picnic day so we found a play area

and enjoyed some lunch.  

Papa enjoyed a quiet moment with Ellie.  Believe me, this is rare - we ran for the camera when we saw her like this.  

Tomorrow morning we head back up north.  We had to get a few more shots of these kiddos.   

Over the bridge and through the neighborhood

It was a beautiful evening tonight.  Thankfully, the heat is over and we had a wonderful day.  

It was fun to put the kids in the wagon and head over the bridge and through the neighborhood.

And back toward home again.

Elle is going to be walking before long.  

Mack is good at puzzles.