I did have power at my house today, but no breakfast.
So I ventured out to a place I thought would be relatively quiet so that I could eat, enjoy a coffee,
and finish up Carl and Sarah's engagement pictures from too many weeks ago.
Instead as I drive through my underground garage, I see that the lights are off at one end and the garage door
on that side doesn't budge an inch. I drive over piles of leaves and puddles of water to exit on the other side.
On a main drag, I see leaves, branches, and trees down. One power line down and lots of dark houses
and stop lights. Sirens. Chainsaws. And tons of people working together. Some gawking.
As I turn into a familiar parking lot, I am stunned at the fullness and the lines of people. Some reading menus
as they stand in line in the parking lot to have some breakfast. Many people are talking about how long
they've been out of power. My bagelry ends up having a line wrapped around the inside almost to the door.
People in line are talking to each other at intervals. The bagel artists are extra chatty.
It's amazing how people come together.
This is exactly how people get family trees that extend beyond the regular roots and branches.
Meet some of my non-family-tree family: Sarah and Carl.
I remember playing with baby Sarah in the lake at our cabin and in playgrounds at various campgrounds
around Minnesota. Carl is her groom-to-be.
One sunny day at the beginning of June, we wandered in to the Minneapolis Sculpture Garden to talk about
their upcoming wedding and take some engagement shots. Here are some of my favorites.
