Let the summer begin!

It was a Sunday so I deserved a break. Okay, so I can't say that with conviction but I took the day off. I had taken care of  Mia and slept over at her house the night before, falling asleep relatively early, waking up at 6 am and ready to take on my one day off on this holiday weekend.

It was time for a photo-op bike ride. I wasn't out for anything in particular, though I'm moving from smaller canvases to large ones. I figured I'd take several, pick out a few candidates, find a frame that was pre-matted and 2' X 3' or so, creating a wall hanging that cost about $20.

Minnehaha Falls was running high still almost a week after 2' of rain fell on the Twin Cities. It's a 15 mile drive and felt good to be out there among the elements that early in the morning.

I don't know that I ever hit a day when the tree blossoms were at a more perfect peak than this day.

I even took the time to walk the mile down the trail at the bottom of the falls to see where Minnehaha Creek empties into the Mississippi River.

I love taking close-ups of flowers...

I don't know what type of tree this is but it's durned perty, ain't it?

And as part of a tradition I just made up, I went swimming in Lake Calhoun after taking this selfie. It wasn't a long swim but the water was surprisingly tolerable considering that a month ago it was almost still iced over.

I was pretty mindful during this venture, which was a few hours in duration. I would have had more fun but my phone went dead so I wasn't able to listen to Pandora or MPR on I Heart Radio.

Now I'm off to work today, Memorial Day, and I have to admit I thought I was above working the holidays. At least I have a job, amirite?

Let the summer begin. When I went on POF.com I thought it would be so cool to have a summer relationship. Careful what you wish for, Stephen.