Apple update (and not about Steve Jobs)

So many apples this year I've had to figure out ways to prop the branches up.

This branch used to point straight up.

This is a haralred apple tree that is just 3 years old.  Haralreds are a redder version of a haralson and are good for fresh eating and cooking.

My first 5K

Team Custom Fitness

Ran my first 5K race this morning.

My time was 26:45.  I was 4th in my age group (50-54); 24th male finisher; and 36th overall out of 143.

My goal was to run the entire 5K without walking and I did!

BWCA sunrise

Jenny and I got out on the lake before sunrise to try to find moose.  No moose but a beautiful start to a beautiful day.

Lightening strike

 I heard the strike but didn't think it actually hit anything.

I was wrong.  The street filled with emergency vehicles and that's when I saw that the church behind my house was on fire.

The cupola on the top of the dome was completely engulfed.

The fireman on the ladder was chopping away with his axe to try to clear enough to turn the water hose on it.

Fire was falling on to the dome roof.

Trolley rides

Rose's nephew Aaron and I on the Lake Harriet trolley.

Some very friendly backyard visitors

Bunny, Carrie, Amy, Aaron and Rose

Uptown Art Fair

My Uptown Art Fair purchase 3 glass fish balls. Here they are hanging in the oak tree.  I've highlighted them in red circles.

A close up of the rainbow-colored fish.

Swim and Swamp

Jenny taught us how to safely recover from a canoe flip.

More BWCA photos

Jenny and her walleye.

After swimming.

Sunset from our camp site.

Jenny and me on the rock.

Jumping from the rock.

Lots of swimming this year.

Another great BWCA adventure.

Another great Boundary Waters trip

We picked up the canoes on our way up to Jenny and Andrew's cabin on Wednesday.

We saw several bald eagles on this trip.  \

Our first animal sighting as we put-in at Homer Lake, was of a bald eagle flying across the lake.

The forest ranger said we would see a lot of beaver action.  She was right on.

This huge lodge was located right on a portage.  Behind it is a very large and impressive dam.

Only saw two beavers though there were several lodges along our route.

Jenny caught her first walleye.

Jenny is hook shy so she swung the fish to me.  It flipped itself off the hook so it was my job to make sure he didn't flip itself right out of the canoe.

I estimated at 2-3 lbs. Brian did a fantastic job filleting and we ate very well that night.