We have a wonderful park near our house and I used to be in the habit of getting up early and taking a walk. It's pretty therapeutic and I often find the strangest things to take photos of.
Josh hasn't joined me lately because he like to get into work early, but Dugout and I usually make a few rounds around the block.
I liked these photos enough to keep them on my phone, so I decided to share them with you. You just never know what you are going to find in our neighborhood. That's for sure!
I think it's kind of fun to look back at what I take photographs of. Was I thinking about who wears this shoe? Where they looking for it later? Did a little girl sneakily toss it out the car window?
I hope you found your phone
I have gotten out of the practice of morning walks, but I definitely want to start up again and I think this serves as a reminder.
We went to the Arrow Rock Heritage festival on Saturday. It was an interesting ride. As we drove over the Missouri river bluffs, the road was covered in a thick gray fog- a beautiful sight. The festival is set in an historic town that played a big roll in the Santa Fe Trail. My family, the Boones, were a big part of development in the area and if you visit the visitor center, you will learn a lot about them and the Santa Fe trail.
The parking for Arrow Rock Heritage Festival was in the state historical site. If you view our vlog, you will see that we had to off road it a little in the Hyundai and then take a bus to Main Street. This didn't take long and it was fun to ride in a school bus. I never realized how little the seats are. I'm a little person as it is, but I was still scrunched.
Arrow Rock's Main Street has stone ditches. Trust me that it is not a good idea to run your car over them. The festival was bustling with all sorts of vendors dressed in historical garb and selling anything from wool to pottery. I particularly liked the Modest Goat's lotion booth-- with a free peek of goats included. I have the lotion on right now and it's the only thing that keeps my elbows from itching.
This is the first time we have really had a chance to really immerse ourselves into the Arrow Rock historical culture. All of the building we open and they had rein-actors teaching you about what the area was like at the time when people were traveling on the Santa Fe trail.
Print Shop
Gun Shop
There were so many shops! We visited the print shop, gun shop. surgery and herbalist. The herbalist was super friendly and could talk your ear off for hours about comfrey root. We managed to escape when we heard shots outside. There was a good old fashioned shoot out, complete with a robbery and deaths.
Shoot out
The food! There were baked goods, roasted nuts, and your standard fair food like brats and hamburgers. Josh and I both had a huge bratwurst and chips. I vlogged about our lunch, but that wasn't the best part.
It was the yarn. The festival had both knitted projects, yarn, and fiber available. I was able to get some homespun yarn and cochineal died wool. They even had a spinning demonstration. The lady and her mom go around the different events like this and teach people about spinning. Since I am a knitter, this is my bread a butter. We also took a gander at A Grand Yarn-- my favorite yarn store in the area. I couldn't go to Arrow Rock without stopping there.
At the end our day, we made our way to the end of town to a lookout that viewed the Missouri river in the distance. I think it was would be the perfect place to have a picnic! We had a great day. We usually do!
