Yesterday, Tim and I completed a journey that should have taken an hour (to the Faribault Goodwill to drop off a donation) but ended up taking two days. How glad we were that it did, for we were in the right place at the right time for an unexpected and refreshing cloudburst and then for spotting a full rainbow over the Minnesota countryside. The frustration of unexplained closed doors (Faribault Goodwill on Wednesday) coupled with not one but two northbournd detours on our route home inspired us to plot an alternate route and, in doing so, we saw something we needed to see on a heat-addled, hectic day.

We will keep these principals in mind on Saturday, as we meander through Wisconsin for a few nights on the edge of the Apostle Islands archipelago.

Wishing you beautiful surprises on your own journey!

LESLIE