Minnesota Musings

 Made it to New Ulm in 3 long days.  It was past 5 PM as we turned on to the dirt road to our friend's home. (The view below was taken a couple of days later).

. It started to rain huge drops.  We were tired from dealing with construction delays and both of us were hungry.  Don unloaded the truck and sent me straight to the kitchen to make supper (we had stopped in Mankato for a few groceries).  

After supper it rained buckets and we even saw a small tornado go past in the field across the street!  Don's phone buzzed with a tornado warning, and I made sure that my purse and the laptop bag were down in the basement.  The bag held my backup file with the tens of thousands of pictures I've taken over the last 15 or so years.  It was an exciting/exhilarating/slightly scary evening for us.😨😨

Next day, more warnings, strong winds and more rain.  A lightning bold hit so close that evening it sounded like a small bomb.  Us Arizonans are sure not used to those types of storms.  This was a time we were thankful to be inside a sturdy home rather than our trailer.

Anyhoo....here are some photos of the beautiful abode we are able to use for 2 weeks.  Many thanks to our dear friends Verl and Clara for allowing us to stay here.  It is huge blessing for us.

Dandelions and wild violets among the deep green grass.

The apple trees are starting to leaf out, but haven't blossomed yet.

By Friday evening, family had arrived and all the bedrooms were full.  We had 9 people that night, including a pastor that we had never met before!  He brought his own sleeping bag and slept on the couch.  Being a Lutheran, he enjoyed the fresh coffee and homemade cookies in the morning!😊