I headed up to the Fergus Falls area in Minnesota for the weekend. This is my last weekend up north, as I will be released on Tuesday and will be heading to Texas soon.
As always, I enjoyed driving through the countryside. The rising sun suffused the fog with a pink glow, which made for a fantastically beautiful morning on Saturday. One of the "hidden" effects of all the flooding in this part of the country this year, and in recent years, is all the dead trees. So sad.
My Aunt and Uncle Marcy and Phil had some folks over to their house on Saturday, to celebrate my Aunt Leona's 90th birthday and I wanted to be there. It was a very nice day. I'm glad I got to share it with Leona and the family. Besides getting to wish Leona a "Happy Birthday", I got to see some relatives I hadn't seen in awhile.
I got to visit for awhile with more cousins, Jack and Joyce, and they helped me fill in some blanks in the family tree.
Another purpose of the weekend trip, was to pick up my new dog. :-) I'm calling her Joey. She's a love. She's a beautiful copper-colored poodle. She has a very laid-back, relaxed personality. I've only heard her bark once so far. She is a sweet, very affectionate dog. She loves traveling (that's a good thing!) and going for walks. I think we are a good match. She is used to cats and keeps trying to get the cats to play with her. The cats are not used to dogs, and they don't understand what she wants. But they are getting more and more relaxed with each other as we go along. It's going to be okay. It's wonderful to get greeted so warmly and enthusiastically when I come in the door!! I've missed that.
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