I am sitting at a picnic table looking out on Baring Sever Lake as I write this. Chris and I have eaten our picnic lunch and been down to the waters edge and watched the dragon flies on the lotus flowers and the baby fish swimming in the shallow water. It is so peaceful here listening to the birds chirp and sing, the occasional train whistle and the happy sound of the swimmers and campers.
Our adventure this morning started with us not knowing exactly what we were going to do, but we packed a picnic lunch and headed out. The day started as many of our days off do, with a trip to a thrift store. We went to The Closet in Edina and found a few items we could not leave without, then we randomly headed north.
We did not have a destination in mind, but quickly decided Baring Sever was the place to go. Now we are ready to head on further in our adventure. Not entirely sure where we are headed…
Our adventure took us to Rutledge for a little shopping at Zimmerman’s Store, and we checked out the new appliance store. They have some very nice appliances at what I think are decent prices. We also went to a thrift store in Rutledge. We did not know they had one, but I heard someone ask the girl at the register at Zimmerman’s. It is a very nice, well stocked little store, run on the honor system! I found a very nice 64 oz. vintage Stanley Aladdin Thermos for $2.00.
From Rutledge we drove onto Memphis and checked out their thrift store, but neither one of us found anything we had to bring home. We left Memphis without any other destinations in mind, but decided to “wander” home instead of coming directly.
We ended up in Cantril, IA at the Dutchman’s Store; did a little shopping and got ice cream cones. With that important purchase consumed, we resumed our wandering and ended up at Athens State Historic Site.
It was a beautiful evening for a leisurely walk through the park. After exploring and taking several pictures we took a direct route home and arrived about 8:00 pm.
There is nothing I would rather do on a holiday off from work than spend it on a adventure with Chris. Whether that adventure takes us many miles from home, or we stay relatively close like today.