Contemplating.

Contemplating.
Wayzata, Minnesota

Monday, May 18, 2026

Carry the Day Away and Critters

Welcome to my post for 

 SATURDAY'S CRITTERS

 and I'm also posting to City Daily Photo




This is how I like to begin a post, nothing in particular just some random thoughts.

 



It's amazing how one small positive thought early in the morning can change your whole day.




Bring over the time capsule and lantern to light my way. It's not the questions alone that I love it's all the puzzles buried beneath answers found in old bookstores over cups of coffee and endless pages.




"Looking at beauty in the world, is the first step of purifying the mind." Amit Ray




If I had my life to live over, I would start barefoot earlier in the spring and stay that way later in the fall. Feel that earth beneath your feet and skip over hot white sandy beaches. I would chase down more lighthouses and dance much more. I would live somewhere on the water and sail along on as many tugboats as possible.






"You will never get everything in life, but you will get enough."
Sanhita Baruah









"Leaving the world of reality behind and disappearing into a world of make-believe and imagination, is a solace you get from nothing else." Sanhita Baruah






Stay positive better days are on the way.

One of Artemis's favorite places is riding in the truck.





All things are difficult before they are easy.






The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra!




"We all have forests in our minds. Forest unexplored, unending. Each one of us gets lost in the forest, every night, alone."
Ursula K. Le Guin






"The energy of the mind is the essence of life."
Aristotle





Local artists and Minnesota history is so rewarding.

Thank you for taking time to stop by and leaving a comment that always truly makes my day brighter.
Take good care of you.




I worked on Mother's Day, but my oldest son thought this is a special place to celebrate Mothers and so we did.

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Off Roading

 Good morning, everyone happy May and welcome to  




SATURDAY'S CRITTERS 

and my post for City Daily Photo




Northfield, Minnesota 

Notice the building within this building?




My post is about after you do the things, daily chores, go to work, fix things, manage other things, why not lighten your tomorrow by "off roading" or "unexpected exploring" with your pleasures in mind. 




Weekend off yesterday began by joining a Pond & Park Cleanup that involved more than beautifying the area but meeting humans walking their dogs or out for a brisk early morning walk. Isn't it amazing how many trails are built into neighborhoods. Wish they'd done that when I grew up. Or maybe not that's how we learned to blaze trails and paths where others have not yet gone. 






We do our daily responsibilities, get things done, go to work, pay bills and push out the day until it begins all over again tomorrow. Now with responsibilities complete the hunger for your dreams comes to life.

My off roading yesterday began at 

Welcome to Whitetail Woods Regional Park




Planning future things gives you something to look forward to. But. Unexpected exploring lightens your daily load. 


Follow your path. Be adventurous, there's always something waiting just around the corner.




"The journey not the arrival matters." T.S. Eliot






One of the cabins to rent.









"I will go anywhere, as long as it is forward."

David Livingstone











Another cabin to rent.








From there who would ever pass up a Tulip Festival?




Special treat as this is part of the Brand Farms you ride a hayride to the tulips and when you come back for the apple orchard blossoms it's another hayride.













"I set out to find my peace in the skies and the tulips, in the howling of the winds, in the rain under the shed and it was right there residing within me."
Suyasha Subedi 











so, spruce up your life!

Below random photos from other off roading adventures.






Ignite your wanderlust and embrace the unknown.
 






"Because in the end, you won't remember the times you spent in the office or mowing your lawn." Climb the goddam mountain." Jack Kerouac









"The danger of adventure is worth a thousand days of ease and comfort." 
Paulo Coelho
(reread that)








One of my Instagram projects about wandering. Imagine that.





Never stop exploring.

Thank you so much for stopping by and gifting me with your thoughts and comments.

Take good care of you and hey get out there and explore some.