Summers are short and intense in Minnesota. Plus, we have more than 10,000 lakes (lots more) and the mighty Mississippi flowing through it. Water is everywhere and it is part of who we are. We tend to take it for granted…until we travel to some other state and see maybe three lakes.
My husband is what I affectionately call a “River Rat.” When we started dating, he actually lived on the river in a boathouse (a “garage” for storing boats, not a houseboat a la Cary Grant!). When the river was high in the spring, we had to take a boat to GET to the boathouse, as the road would flood. He has worked on the river for 40 years and we live in sight of the river. My favorite past-time (other than knitting) is to take a little boat ride on our pontoon boat.
So. Why have we been “aground” for six years??!!?? It’s complicated, but it has been resolved! Our cute little boat is in the water. Tonight we took a short ride. These pics were taken with my camera so they are not great, but they do capture the moment.
At the Dock
John at the Helm
The Sun is Setting
Heading Home
I hope I don’t have to wait another six years! Happy summer, everyone!
Looks beautiful!
Comment by surly — August 27, 2012 @ 10:41 pm
Looks lovely and peaceful. Are you on the river?
Comment by technikat — August 27, 2012 @ 10:42 pm
Oh so jealous! I have fond memories of being on Lake Minnetonka on a pontoon boat when I was young. Nothing quite like it – and looks like you had a lovely night for it.
Comment by Amy — August 28, 2012 @ 12:58 pm
So lovely. Don’t wait so long again.
Comment by Needles — August 28, 2012 @ 4:26 pm
We have been landbound for several years, too, even though we live on a lake. Next year the new pontoon boat gets launched. Nothing like a slow sunset cruise around the lake. (Has to be a slow cruise b/c the lake is so small — if we went faster than a crawl we’d be back to our dock way too soon.)
Comment by kmkat — August 28, 2012 @ 6:35 pm
So lovely! We have a ratty old pontoon on our lake cottage . . . and I love it so! Hope you get many more “cruises” in before the weather turns.
Comment by Kym — August 30, 2012 @ 4:07 pm
My daughter just started college out in SoCal, so we drove her car from Mpls. I realized on the drive how much I take all the water in Minnesota for granted. I like the mountains just fine, but trees and water are a must for me, I’ve discovered.
Comment by Rox — August 31, 2012 @ 7:18 am
Since my DH and I have always lived on or near Puget Sound, I can relate to your desire to be on the water. We even lived aboard our boat for 4 years and cruised the Sound and up into Canadian waters. I still miss being on the water after selling our last boat due to ageing issues (ours and the boat’s).
Comment by Joan — August 31, 2012 @ 11:19 am