...that's where we were this weekend - so yep - this is another one of those what we did this weekend posts...
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...the Man was here - I'm sure that's all very good and important - but not my favorite place to be on a gorgeous spring Saturday...
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...so Scout and I went here - that's
Klaus Park - we've been here before - every three years synod assembly winds up in Jamestown...
...Oh no! I thought as we drove up - it's closed - those are sandbags - but no - you just drive in past the 'do not enter' sign and proceed up the one way path going the wrong way...
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...that's quite a row of sandbags - I can only imagine the amount of work that went into that...
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...we had our picnic lunch near this pile of extra sandbags - thankfully, I don't think Jamestown experienced much flooding this year...
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...then there was lots of critter spotting...
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...and some plant identification too - we think these are
Asclepias - our specimen was not the best - funny looking little balloon shaped pods though...
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...then there was some rock skimming - Scout's quite good at this - makes you want to whistle the Andy Griffith tune - eh...
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...we love this little old fashioned bridge across the river - the first time we came here we parked at the end of a dead end street and walked across this bridge - enchanting...
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...it's just fun to gaze into deep water...
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...and watch all the swirls and eddies...
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...we loved these old rickety steps that lead down to the water too...
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...then we hopped on the ancient playground equipment - so much more fun somehow than the new-fangled plastic kind that makes your hair stand on end...
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...and some tree climbing - this tree was perfect for climbing...
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...then we went back to our hotel for some fun in the pool...
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...so glad Scout is still 'little' enough for playing on slides - he really is getting very grown up...
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...then we went back to the convention center to do a little shopping - several vendors and organizations set up booths on the balcony of the conference center - each year I buy a year's supply of my favorite chocolate here - it's Equal Exchange and you can buy it online
here...
...and to meet the Man for the 'Milestones in Ministry' banquet - our congregation's 25th year - YAY!...