Scenes from Lake Harriet

As I've said before, we're truly spoiled being able to run around the lakes here in Minneapolis. And now that the weather is getting warmer, the lakes are coming alive! At any time of day, there are tons of people out, running, walking their dogs, roller blading and biking. It's rather invigorating and always lifts my spirits.

One of my favorite places to go is Lake Harriet (pictured above). In the summer, they have live concerts at the bandshell, there's a park nearby and they sell ice cream too. All good things!

There's also the old streetcar nearby that is still run by volunteers. Last summer, Nana came to visit and we took a ride:


But absolute favorite part about Lake Harriet is the "little elf" that lives in the bottom of the tree on the opposite side of the lake. His name is Mr Little Guy and he's been living there for as long as most people can remember. When I was there a few days ago, kids had left a bunch of presents for him. Here's his house:


If you open the door, there are two bags of letters; one bag of letters to Mr Little Guy and one bag of letters from Mr Little Guy. One of the letters I saw asked Mr Little Guy what his favorite sport was. Of course, his answer was "elf ball".

Whenever I run around Lake Harriet, there's always a crowd of people at Mr Little Guy's house. I always wonder how he gets in and out without anyone seeing him. But he does and I love it. Long live Mr Little Guy!

I'll leave you now with a self-portrait of running. Love live the run!