Random 5 Friday

I am joining Nancy at her Random 5 Friday  meme with a list of things that have been keeping me on the run.

1.  Yesterday I took my friend that has Parkinson's to Sioux Falls for a doctors appointment.  It was raining on the way home but the sun was shining behind us and we saw this beautiful full rainbow.  In fact it was a double rainbow which you cane barely see.

2.  Last Sunday I went to my daughter's in Waconia as I had a doctors appointment in Minneapolis.  It was just a follow-up and everything is fine.

3.  While I was in Minneapolis, I met 2 friends for lunch an then we toured the Bachman Idea House.  I will show some pictures of that later.

4.  Two days a week I am driving to Marshall (22 miles each way) for swimming at the Y.  One day a week I am taking a water color painting class at the collage there.

5. One evening last week I locked myself out of the house.  Good grief.  (This is what happens when you get old).  I had taken the extra key out of it's hiding place for some reason and hadn't returned it.  Thank God for good neighbors.  He came over and cut the screen off the bathroom window and his wife climbed in and unlocked the door.  I wish I had taken a picture of that.  :0)

With all that running around I am not getting much of anything done here at home.  But I'm having fun!

Stop by over at Nancy's to see all the Randomness.

Thanks for stopping by.  Have a great weekend and I'll see you next time!

Barb

Favorite Barns

I am joining Vee's Note card party by showing you 4 of my favorite barn photos.  I have shared all of them on my blog previously.

The first 3 are right in the area and the 4th is in Wyoming with the Teton Mountains in the background.

Thank you all for your nice comments on my humming bird photos.  I'm sorry I have not been able to visit all of you.  I have been away from my computer for 3 days and will be gone later today and tomorrow.  I will tell you what I've been doing on at Nancy's Random 5 Friday at A Rural Journal.

Stop on over at Vee's September Note Card Party to see all the great photos that would make wonderful note cards.

Thanks for stopping and I'll see you next time!

Barb

Little Hummers

I finally got some good shots of the little Hummers.  I had taken down the feeder and replaced it with another feeder when it was so hot.  All that was coming to the Humming bird feeder were flies and wasps.  The other day I noticed a little Hummer flying around that feeder.  So I hung the Humming bird feeder back outside my kitchen window.  Here's the little guy ready to enjoy lunch.

A closer look

There are 4 for sure that are fighting over a spot.  There were 2 feeding here but by the time I snapped  a shot one was flying away.  You had see a little of him at the top of the photo.  The other is watching him leave.

I could stand and watch them all day.  It's especially fun to see the 4 of them fighting over a spot.  They don't seem to want to share.

Linking to I'd Rather be Birding

Camera Critters

Weekly Top Shot

You all have a wonderful weekend.

I am doing a rain dance.  Hoping some of the rain from Colorado comes our way.  We really need it.

Thanks for stoping and I'll see you next time

Barb

Fall and September have crept up on me.  It hasn't exactly felt like Fall with the 90 degree weather we have been having.  The heat wave has finally broken today.  I have been on the go since the 1st of September but finally have a day with nothing planned.  So it is time to get back to posting.  I'll show you a  few quite a few pictures from my vacation visiting the Tall Ships at Duluth.  I'm only going to feature one ship, the Sorlandet.  It is a Norwegian ship and was the largest and most impressive.  We waited in the rain for 2 hours to get  tour it.  There were a couple of friendly guys that shared their umbrellas with us.

A few shots from on board

This shot is from the harbor after it set sail with most of the sails raised.

Here it is on the left with another one of the tall ships and a couple of small sail boats

Hours later when we got back to our motel we could still see the ship far out on the lake from our balcony

You can see more details about the Sorlandet here

Linking to Tuesday Muse at A Rural Journey
&
Our World Tuesday

Thanks for stopping by.  I always appreciate your comments.

I will try to get caught up with all of you soon.

Until next time have a great week.

Barb

Pretty white barn

This barn belongs to a friend of mine and it is the first time I've photographed it.  It is so pretty in the light of the golden hour.  I like the flag blowing in the breeze.

To see more barns stop on over at Tricia's Barn Charm.

Thanks for stopping by!  Have a great week!

See you next time.

Barb

InSPIRED Sunday

This is a picture of the Saints Peter & Paul Catholic Church in Elrosa, MN that Sally posted last Sunday.  This is the town where my cousin and I met on our way to Duluth.  She has a friend living there and we left my car there so we could travel together the rest of the way.

Linking to InSPIRED Sunday

Thanks for stopping and have a wonderful Sunday

Until Next Time.

Barb

Seen on Lake Superior

I saw this boat speeding along on Lake Superior one evening as I stood on the balcony of my motel room.

Sharing with Weekend Reflections

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Weekly Top Shot #97

Thanks for stopping by.  I'll return soon with more photos from Lake Superior.

Have a great weekend!

Barb

5 Facts about what I've been doing.

Hi everyone!  I just couldn't go a whole month without posting and visiting you.  Well I have been visiting some but not commenting.  I hope you are all having a wonderful summer.  It is going by way too fast.  Here's what I've been up to.

1.  Trip to Duluth to the Tall Ship Festival.

Tall Ship and Lighthouse in the harbor

Under the Lift Bridge

2. Two nights at the Poplar Creek B&B on the Gun Flint Trail in Superior National Forest in Northern MN.  Mother's Day gift from my girls.

Miss Barbara, our gracious hostess and cook

Breakfast first course.  Fresh fruit with maple flavored yogurt.  Yum

3.  Since I got back I've done a little weeding in this section of my garden and planted some grasses.  I need to get some perennials to plant in front of the grass.

Before

After

4)  Have worked at getting a few things ready for my space at Ade's Attic.

5.  I've been reading the book Rigged for Murder by Jenifer LeClair.  She is a Minnesota native now living in Maine.  She was at the Tall Ship Festival selling her book.  A good murder mystery aboard a large sail boat.

I'll be joining Nancy at A Rural Journal for Random 5 Friday.  Why not stop by and see what random facts other folks are sharing,

I hope you all have a great weekend and I'll be back soon to visit you and show you many, many photos of my vacation.  Until then...

Barb