Stunning walk this morning at 7am. It was the Twin Cities Marathon day and we heeded the warning of the weather forecasters from the night before to get outdoors before the noon thunderstorms hit.
At the halfway point around Purgatory Creek lake trail, Fred saw something pop its head out of the middle of a creek. It turned out to be a river otter that possibly had made its way up the creek system from the Minnesota river. The water was very high so we surmised that because of all the rain, the critter was able to navigate all the way to the suburb of EP. We told folks about it and it turns out to be more common these day. Some good environmental news as Minnesota restores wetlands and habitat.
We then spent a good portion of the day in Golden Valley searching for open houses and just getting lost in an area we both like a great deal. Then off to Southdate Center, America’s first enclosed shopping mall. It was designed by Victor Gruen in the 60s, but there is nothing left of that era. The wonderful visual experiences and sounds of Southdale’s three story tall bird cage in the central mall court are long since gone. Sigh.
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