Minnesota on the Fourth

We saw two Fourth of July parades last weekend. My Grand-girls decorated their bike and wagon and walked in kids parade - an annual event and it seems every child and parent in the county participated. This is a photo of about 1/5 of the crowd. The grand-girls are in there somewhere.

In the afternoon, we watched the "official" parade.

You know you're in the Upper Midwest when you see a line of bright and shiny tractors in a parade - lots of farms out there.

And here's a group of supporters for one of Minnesota's finest - Al Franken (remember him from Saturday Night Live?) He's running for Congress.

We cooled off with a dip in the huge pool at the Fitness Center. Again, tons of kids, but in this shot are only GD4 and S3. From the way he played in the water, you'd think he was another Grand-kid.

Here's a quiet moment - sunset on Lake Minnetonka.

And yes, I did get some knitting done - mostly on the flight and waiting in the terminals. I just missed my connection in Cleveland - I could actually see the plane moving away from the jetway - my incoming flight from Providence was stranded on the tarmac for 20 minutes before they could park the plane and the connection didn't wait. That was the last of a bunch of cumulative delays beginning with a late takeoff in Providence. Yuck! Anyway, here's the knitting, a lacy mohairish scarf which will be a Christmas present for a good friend.