Bald Eagles

More days than not, we see bald eagles. There's a pair that own Lake Harriet. Today we saw a pair over the dog park down in Bloomington. It's so awesome to see them; when we were kids, they were nearly extinct. 

 

Outdoor Holiday Decor

The same company that does our twice-a-year yard cleanup does decorative works for everyone on the street's planters and window boxes.

 

Swag

JP has the house decorated to the 9's for Christmas. 

 

Another Teardown

 

This house four blocks away sold this summer for $825k. It was a mid-century modern split level. The house to the right of it is a beautiful 1909 Arts & Crafts monster on Lake Harriet Parkway. Hopefully the new house will fit in to the neighborhood. 

Sunroom Print

Our favorite room in the house is the sunroom. It's cozy and bright and inviting.

JP found a beautiful print by a local artist of Minnehaha Creek in winter. She took it down the street to the local frame shop and 90 days later, we got it back. It's perfect for this room!

Minnehaha Creek is where I take S on his daily dark-thirty morning dog walk.

 

Falls in Fall

We had another pretty fall day. No snow (until the evening), sunshine, and above freezing. We took the boys to see Minnehaha Falls. Technically, we could walk or bike to it directly from the house along the Minnehaha Creek trail, but we drove the five miles.

Kids can grow up, but they will always be kids. Here is CP tempting fate by standing on a slippery, wobbly rock in the creek.

 

Snuggle Time

With the cooler temps, the animals are starting to snuggle on the sofa.

 

Dog Walk X-Mas Tree

A funny thing happened on our dog walk...

We were walking the dog and passed our neighbors on their way home carrying a Christmas Tree. The Boy Scouts have their tree lot a few blocks up the street, so we went to see what they had. Ended up getting a beautiful little tree. We could have carried it home, but I didn't want to end up all covered in sap, so we called CP to bring the truck.

 

Thanksgiving 2020

This year, JP made a fancy turkey breast roulade. Inside were prosciutto, herbs, and butter. Needless to say, it was Yummy!

It was so fun having the boys home! Everyone is healthy and doing well. That's a lot to be thankful for in 2020.

 

Home for the Holidays

The boys drove home on Thanksgiving. Their semester ended early and they aren't due back until late January. They quarantined before coming home and took a lot of flak for it from their friends in NE.

 

Weekend Walks

S & I go for walks every morning. During the week, it's pitch black and we take a headlamp with us. On the weekends, we sleep in and enjoy some daylight and go down by the creek.