All Aboard Duluth and Casual Critters

 Welcome to 

SATURDAY'S CRITTERS 

and City Daily Photo

Please enjoy my quick but eventfully packed two-day vacation after a long weekend of work.

(only a glimpse more coming later)

When we do the things. . . 

"We are an inspiration to one another."

"We must reach for our full potentials. 

Our potential lies within our inner strength."

You've got this.

You are as powerful as your thoughts.

Be happy now.

"We learn in friendship to look with the eyes of another person, 

to listen with her ears and to feel with her heart." 

Alfred Adler 

This patio is outside my hotel and funny thing I chose this primarily for their bonfires and so before turning in I joined the group of strangers, all roasting marshmallows of course and our engagement was everything I hoped it would be and more. A couple from my hometown, a family going to a reunion and one as far away as Maine!

"Throughout this journey of life, we meet many people along the way. Each one has a purpose in our life. No one we meet is ever a coincidence."

Mimi Novic

Being a fish out of water has its rewards

 "I'm more alive than being lost in the water, "said the fish.

"It's the amount of positive vibration you have radiated in life that matters."

(Take the boat ride, thank everyone, regift a favorite book)

Amit Ray

Let's go sailing.

Your purpose is your why.

Take the ride.

"The sea, once it casts it's spell,

 holds one in its net of wonder forever."

Jacques Cousteau 

and "We forget that the water cycle and the life cycle are one."

Wisdom comes from reflection. 

A calm water is like a still soul.

Click here for a view of the ship, 

Paul R. Tregurtha as it arrives in Duluth.

What a sudden burst of showers?

Hope is the anchor of life.

"Occupy your thoughts with purpose and you will be so busy pursuing a meaningful future there will be no time for doubt, chaos and disappointment."

Carlos Wallace

"The adventures of a renewing and refreshing of oneself is always waiting to be enjoyed." Me

Take the carriage ride.

Never be that person that says, I wish I had.

 

"I am a happy soul despite all of life's challenges."

The best life is best to be lived by you.

"Build me up and I with you. For we are more one than two."

Deborah Day

Canal Park's statue, created by Sterling Rathsack

"Make a pledge to yourself right now, to declare that you are worth your time and energy."

Deborah Day

So, what do you want most to do and do it. Now, before you can't.

"Don't worry if people think you're crazy. You are crazy. You have that kind of intoxicating insanity that lets other people dream outside of the lines and become who they're destined to be."

Jennifer Elisabeth 

Thanks for visiting and gifting me with your comments. 

Take good care of you.

Curiosity Critters and Character and County Fair

SATURDAY'S CRITTERS

and City Daily Photo

Welcome to a day at the county fair with me.

If only life could be more like the fair, am I right?

All photos today are from the Dakota County Fair 2025

and Dakota City Heritage Village located on the fairgrounds.

Dakota City is where the past is present.

County Fairs are a beloved tradition, (reaches back to my childhood in Michigan) and it always brings folks together.

 "I don't cut corners, I shine them." 

Nita Prose 

If you've never spoken to a goat, you should try it sometime. 

Taking on the storm and then watching it pass by.

"Everything will be okay in the end. If it's not okay, it's not the end."

Nita Prose

"Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness 

will we discover the infinite power of our light."

Brene Brown

 

This lovely cow was actually responding to my chit-chatting.

"Vulnerability is the birthplace of innovation, creativity and change."

Brene Brown

It wouldn't be a true county fair

without musicians singing their heart out at the fair.

Rides aren't just for children.

Enjoy the ride of life.

On the subject of goats, they are my favorite county fair animal.

I've always loved goats and surely it has a lot to do with each and every one of them is different, personality wise, and of course they're also goofy and playful. 

And by the way a farm is not complete with a goat. If you want to learn more about goats just ask a 4-H member to tell you. 

"The goat doesn't fear change; it embraces

 the unknown with open arms."

If the world seems cold to you, stop and talk to a goat.

Hello sweet face.

"The lust of a goat is the bounty of God."

William Blake

"The man who never alters his opinion is like standing water, and breeds reptiles of the mind."

William Blake

Speak your mind. Be you. Make good changes.

This garden is real, and the costumed actors create delicious dishes from the good old days in the kitchens.

"Always give without remembering and always receive without forgetting."

Brian Tracy 

These are photos from Dakota City and the jail, bank, houses, churches every single building was brought here with description from nearby cities. 

I'm so adorable I'm in this blog twice! Did you notice?

Neighboring school choirs perform inside this church especially during the month of December. 

This old gas station used to be in Lakeville, Mn. originally.

"The job of the artist is to always deepen the mystery."

Francis Bacon

I know who really needs one of these?

"The only real limitation on your abilities is the level of your desires."

Brian Tracy

"Art washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life.

Pablo Picasso

Thanks for stopping by and gifting me with your comments, and thoughts maybe of your county fair days!

Take good care of you and keep smiling.