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10/10/11

October Camping


Beautiful weather here for October in MN, so we took advantage, skipped some commitments, and headed to the campground. We had the place to ourselves the entire time.
Here is a video for a quick panorama of our site

We brought the small tent, which the girls can set up themselves.


It's not huge, but plenty of room.


Can't beat the view!

Doing a bit of reading

We played scores of card games.....

more reading

tent at night..

sunrise

reading with a view

I always bring a few books



Watching two red squirrels toss walnuts

Nuthatch

Young Gracie spent one night...her first time ever camping.

Favorite dinner for both girls....

Hobo dinner....minced beef/onion/potato/carrot/sweet potato

late night cards

beautiful bacon!

Margaret found a flint spear point!!!!!

The finds...fossils, agates, petrified wood, spear point

The color the last morning was so gorgeous. It was overcast, and everything covered in a golden hue.

10/8/11

Minnesota Zoo


We love home school day at the Minnesota Zoo. We went with Gracie, the second grader the girls are tutoring.

Margaret fell into this tide pool when she was six....

My absolute favorite! The leafy sea dragon. I took a ton of photos of these.

The girls loved watching the sea otters get fed.

baby snow monkeys.

colobus monkey

feeding the coyotes

puma
We also went to the IMAX for a 3D double feature.

10/5/11

Hiking Barn Bluff Red Wing


View from the North
View from the south

Heading up

My beautiful mother

Lots of garter snakes

Margaret reaching out to grab a snake

Got it!

She is waving at cars....

Pretty Red Wing


The old flag stand with the new flag in the background

Another one!

Stopped at Randys after for a winner winner chicken dinner

And Colvill for some more fun times!