Today was a lovely day

Today was a lovely day.  The weather was cool, sunny with a little breeze .... very nice.  I spent the day with Aunt Carole, my cousin Cheryl Bredesen Gallery and her husband Tim.  They have a really beautiful, peaceful home on  Hammal Lake .  The lake side of the house is all windows with a view of the lake through trees of various greens.

Aunt Carole, Cheryl and I went into Aikin (MN) for lunch at the Tuscany Cafe, then took a walk around town.  I could have spent a day there .... of course, they had a book store just calling my name.  :)

After we returned to the house, Tim took us on a pontoon boat ride around the lake.  We saw mother ducks with babies in tow, loons with babies on their backs, and eagles - both grown and babies.  It was wonderfully relaxing.  We headed back to Crosslake after siting on the patio and visiting until we all got too cold.

I was reminded that Minnesota exists to keep Iowa from Canada (or visa versa).  haha

It was a great day.