It has actually been pretty quite since the picnic on Sunday. Have pretty much just hung around the coach with the dogs. I've walked over to Canal Park a few times just to get out a little. Had lunch on Monday at the Canal Park Dairy Queen for a bit of a change. One of the neat things about Canal Park is the bronze artwork the city has commissioned. There are several pieces scattered around with a plaque nearby telling who the artist is and what the piece represents. One of my favorites is "The Determined Mariner".
Another thing that is nice up here, and something Joanne always enjoyed, is all the flowers that are planted around town. Due to the mild weather in the summer they are able to keep these looking nice all summer long. We can do this in the spring down in Oklahoma but by mid summer the heat takes its toll. In the downtown area and in Canal Park they have some really nice hanging baskets along the street.
Although it is about a half mile walk over to Canal Park walking is better than trying to drive over there. Parking is at a premium and both in the parking lots and on the street it cost to park a car. Due to that I've not moved my car from the RV Park much all the time I've been here. A couple of trips to see relatives and, of course, to the picnic. Also I've made a couple of trip "up on the hill" to the big box stores for needed items. (Also, the only Taco Bell I've found in town in up there.) I did drive over to the West End yesterday evening to cruise around the area where Joanne grew up. She always liked to drive through the old neighborhoods to see what, if any, changes had been made. I stopped at the Duluth Grill for an early dinner before returning to the coach. (I enjoy watching the TV show Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives on the Food Channel and when traveling try to go to some of the places featured. The Duluth Grill was on there a year or so ago.) Exactly one year ago was at the Duluth Grill with Joanne and her Aunt Pat and Uncle Dennis.
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