Friday afternoon, Tomkin's sister, Jenny, flew into town, and then the three of us drove up to
Duluth together. Tomkin and I spent the night there with Jenny and Allison, and--as with
our first visit a couple weeks ago--we had a wonderful time.
We were treated to a delicious meal Friday night, and we spent a long time chatting about work, the wedding, poetry (especially
this poem), and various other topics. On Saturday we headed out to a spot on the "point" of Duluth and got to experience an otherworldly couple of hours treading around a snow- and ice-covered beach off
Lake Superior. (As you might infer, the weather was quite nice this time around.)
I've never seen so many different kinds of ice in one place! We started out being excited about the beauty of the landscape, and then--led by Tomkin--we discovered the fun of breaking stuff. It's fun to throw big chunks of ice! In the water it splashes! On land it cracks!
We kept ourselves entertained for quite a long time. We headed back into town and got some lunch, then enjoyed wandering around the shops of the
Canal Park area. Jenny and Allison graciously invited us back to their place so we could take a nap before getting back on the road to St. Paul. Of course we kept talking and talking and didn't leave until almost 7:00...it's so fun hanging out with them, it was hard for us to leave!
Friday afternoon, Tomkin's sister, Jenny, flew into town, and then the three of us drove up to Duluth together. Tomkin and I spent the night there with Jenny and Allison, and--as with our first visit a couple weeks ago--we had a wonderful time. 
We were treated to a delicious meal Friday night, and we spent a long time chatting about work, the wedding, poetry (especially this poem), and various other topics. On Saturday we headed out to a spot on the "point" of Duluth and got to experience an otherworldly couple of hours treading around a snow- and ice-covered beach off Lake Superior. (As you might infer, the weather was quite nice this time around.) 
I've never seen so many different kinds of ice in one place! We started out being excited about the beauty of the landscape, and then--led by Tomkin--we discovered the fun of breaking stuff. It's fun to throw big chunks of ice! In the water it splashes! On land it cracks! 
We kept ourselves entertained for quite a long time. We headed back into town and got some lunch, then enjoyed wandering around the shops of the Canal Park area. Jenny and Allison graciously invited us back to their place so we could take a nap before getting back on the road to St. Paul. Of course we kept talking and talking and didn't leave until almost 7:00...it's so fun hanging out with them, it was hard for us to leave!
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