so cold today.

how 'bout some memories from last summer to warm up by and dream of?

goodbye to july.

fourth of july at wintermoor.

summer '76.

peace.

ready wilbur?

hurry you can make it.

...your ship awaits.

faster then the speed of sound.

trees and an old wagon.

waving grass and pine cones.

you mentioned it to me, do you recall?

sven.

through the fair.

I go through the fair again. I see many 

weird and wonderful things, 

like these deep frozen snackoid things, cool.

in the wonderful old cattle barn I see this majestic 'sunbolt'.

we see a lot of music in our travels.

...and lots of cool lights.

robert randolph & the family band.

we see mini donut scientists.

and most of all, lots and lots of people.

at the fair.

these are some of the things I see at the fair.

I like to go to the fair.

little journeys: rochester.

   last weekend we went on a little journey south to rochester minnesota. it is only an hour and a half from st. paul, but we took the long way around and so it took much longer. we traveled along the wisconsin side of the mississippi until wabasha and crossed over the river there. the route is dotted with small towns along the river and in the countryside. we travel through towns like stockholm wisconsin and plainview minnesota and this is some of the stuff we see...

odd little nooks and crannies, trucks with logs and venerable old swedish stores. at the book store / curio shop the owner is into all things tesla and is impressed that I notice his electronic equipment and connect the two...

we have lunch in pepin wisconsin and our seats overlook the water. after, we drive further through bluff country and into middle america. finally arriving in the center of the medical universe, rochester minnesota...

rochester minnesota is a quiet sort of town filled with the history of the mayo brothers and the nuns who helped build this medical paradise. it is pastoral and filled with lovely homes, a monastery, some dale chihuly art and of course hospitals.

well I really enjoyed the time with family and the sites and the travels but it was nice to come home to wintermoor in columbus minnesota.

chihuly

little travels.

bless you in your little travels.

the smallest of the least.

of your fate I'll always wonder,

when ever I look east.

your family awaits you hungrily.

they long to hear your tales.

remember me to them.

when south winds fill your sails.

the time has come for you to go.

I hate to see you leave.

ten thousand leagues by sunrise.

and light years by the eve.

sven.

humming bird wintermoor columbus minnesota august 2013 iphone.