Garden Fuss

  Just made it back from walking the dog. What is disturbing to the hubby and me is that along the creek bed we saw only rocks and small puddles with stranded fish. What was worst of all was hearing only quiet as we walked to where the water "falls" over the sandstone into the lower creek bed. There was a trickle that didn't fall it kind of just sheened down the rocks into what was a very small kiddie sized pool of water. Kids from a neighboring school yelled, "crane" "crane". As we edged closer to see that there indeed was a crane plump full with fish that were very easy pickings. We've always wondered if there were fish going over the falls and today proved that yes there were and that they depend on the falls for their lively hood. It gets them from one place to another, and carries valuable nutrients and food to them. Until today the drought in my mind only consisted of brown grass, thirsty trees, and dried up vegetation. Today's visi

When you've braved the multitude of stairs at Minnehaha Falls to make it down to the creek... Just remember you have to get back up to the top some how some way.

 Once your lungs have inflated and deflated rapidly for what will seem like several minutes whilst you recover... head on over to Sea Salt seafood eatery for a nummy Po'Boy to help speed up your recovery. I must admit that I was not so impressed last year when I first tried the eatery. However, that is probably due to EXTREME heat, crabby kids, and the fact that my appetite had not recovered from a recent procedure I'd had due to my Myositis. Bad form on my part because this sandwich today is Slammin! [I usually hate fish]. I wax on and off about the falls a whole lot because it's just a great place to go alone or with friends, and definitely with family (4 legged members included). 
You may have to dodge several bicyclists and other pedestrians with and without dogs to make your way to the sights and