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I keep taking picture but haven't had time to post them. I was watching the wind blow the grasses out by the pond today. We've now definitely moved from spring flowers onto summer flowers.
Father's Day brunch at the folk's place.
Went to a very good Thai place last night for dinner. It's in this strip mall and the sign on the outside just says "Thai Curry House", but inside it's about as authentic as it gets in the Upper Midwest. The food was grand and the decor really beautiful. They even had floor seating on cushoins. The pic above is a poor shot of a butterfly carved from a single slice of carrot that topped my pineapple rice. The presentation of all our dishes was surpisingly professional and the prices were reasonable.
We had some crazy weather on Saturday. Thankfully no tornados, but hail that came out of nowhere. We had local radar up looking at a few patches of clouds and suddenly we hear a light clack-clack. My wife just got the car in before we were seeing marble and quarter sized chunks of ice. The hail obliterated the plants we had just purchased. It was so sad! there were petals strewn across the sidewalk. It looked like a foliage warzone. We went and got new plants now and are nursing the ones that survived the ice. And I'm happy to see that our favorite tree out front is already sporting a few new flowers. It's pretty amazing to see nature carry on.
The petals have started to fall from the tree out front. It's amazing that just yesterday there was a petal here and there and today the petals have blown into our patio in large drifts. That seems to be a common pattern in nature, a tentative start and then, whoosh, everything happens at once. From penguins learning to swim to flowers in the spring. Maybe we should apply this pattern in our own lives more?
Made a trip to the Minneapolis Farmer's Market this morning. Had coffee and a (chocolate filled) croissant and came home with tons of flowers to plant in our little patch of soil. It was good to see many young couples and young families there. Also, many people brought reusable tote bags that were purchased at stores like Cub Foods and Target. This tells me that they lead an environmentally conscious lifestyle rather than just doing something when it's convenient. It was very encouraging to see this.
There is a brief few weeks that I look forward to most each spring. These are the days which the flowering tree out front is in bloom. From the time that the tiny buds of tightly compacted petals first show up until the petals fall and blow in drifts against our door, just standing under the branches brings an involuntary smile to my face.
Honestly I was skeptical of "healthy selections". Unfounded, it turns out.
On Sunday we went to the Wishes for the Sky event on Harriet Island across the river from downtown St.Paul. The event focused on peace with the Earth. We saw (and participated in) artistic pieces including an interactive sculpure (video above) and sound collage. We also flew special dedicated kites, sending our wishes of peace up into the sky. I think my wife summed it up well by saying that everyone there is so hopeful. It was a really great event and I will certainly be attending next year.
Not as promising as it sounds. Ingredients: water, green tea, lemongrass, spearmint, cane sugar, citric acid. What I taste: cane sugar, spearmint. What I think: Looks like, but not. (If that doesn't make sense don't worry, it's an inside joke.)
