The Weekend and Lyndale Park

With our Lake lot mostly closed up for the year, Margaret and I are forced to wander the streets like homeless vagrants looking for entertainment on the weekends now. This weekend looks to be a beautiful weekend so Saturday we headed over to our old stand by lake “Lake Harriet” where we joined the people already walking around the lake for an hour long trip in the sunshine.

We noticed as we rounded the east side of the lake that the Rose Gardens in Lyndale park were still in full bloom and we thought that the garden may be a good destinations for Sundays outing.

The rest of the day we did some chores got some groceries and made a trip to the library.

Late Sunday morning we packed a picnic lunch and headed out towards Lyndale park. The weather was not quit as nice as Saturdays sunshine, but it was warm and the rain was holding off as we wandered around the park looking for a good place for our picnic lunch.

We found a nice spot and set up our chairs and had a nice lunch.

After lunch the weather was looking a little better while we wandered around the park enjoying the fountains and flowers

Part of Lyndale park is the Rose garden.

This is a fenced in area about a block square filled with rows and rows of Roses. Red ones, White ones, orange and every color imaginable.

We strolled up and down the roses enjoying the colors and the smells.

Stop and smell the roses.

A bouquet for anyone?

The honey bees certainly think this is a great area to hang out in.

Across the street from the Rose garden is the Peace gardens.

We crossed the street to the Peace Garden where I tried to feel the peace, but no luck.

Margaret did find a nice spot to relax though.

Is she at peace yet? I hope so.

All in all it was a fun day in a beautiful park just a couple miles from our apartment.