Smith Park
There are days when you just want to go to a small park and have a picnic so Baby Willow and I had a picnic at Smith Park in Bloomington, MN. Baby Willow was really excited about the playground and … Continue reading
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Afton State Park
C and I took advantage of a rare break in childcare to spend some time at Afton State Park. This state park is next to the St. Croix (pronounced similar to Croy) River. Seeing as it was a week day … Continue reading
Gale Woods Farm
So this place was great. I don’t normally say that, but other than a false start trying to have a picnic in peace from the yellow jackets, it really was a cool place. This is a rather large former homestead … Continue reading
Langton Lake Park
Now that we’ve had our first hard freeze of the season, I know this is late. However, I still want to share a few older posts with you about low key places that we’ve enjoyed in the last few months. … Continue reading
Pike Island
Although we had a recent heat wave by Minnesota measures we ventured out to have a walk on Pike Island at C’s suggestion. The peace of a sunny sky and lack of major crowds was a good start for us … Continue reading
In Review
We’ve had a slow but very busy time since my last post. In this time we have completed those projects we were excited about and those we’ve been avoiding. My garden was expanded. Kid Willow has been distance learning and … Continue reading
Life at Home Right Now
We as a family have been low key for understandable reasons, which means we’re not taking mini adventures right now. We are however making the best of things with distance learning and home based activities. I am anticipating expanding my … Continue reading
Carpenter Nature Center
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As winter seems to lose its grasp on our weather, we have been going further afield. Carpenter Nature Center park seemed like a good place to explore. On our way to the park we encountered two bald eagles fighting in … Continue reading
Lakefront Park, Prior Lake, MN
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Recently it was unusually warm and we wanted to get out of town. We decided to visit Prior Lake, MN. We specifically went to visit the park that was next to the small downtown district as it met our check … Continue reading
Sheridan Memorial Park
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As unique as Zoran’s was, it was good to have the contrast of a city park and veteran’s memorial across the street. I will admit that I enjoyed Sheridan Memorial Park more. The park planners and artist’s collaborated well in … Continue reading
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