Thinking of them

The newlyweds, Bharat and Arpana, had arrived in Jaipur from the wedding in her village and performed another ceremony at home the next morning. Bharat's mother exchanged rice with Arpana. It's now a fantastic memory and they are special friends!

An early start

This boy had all the Minnesota Wild hockey gear to look like a real pro. My younger two daughters and I skated around the Eagan Civic Arena on Sunday afternoon before the Superbowl kick-off.

Dancing stars

Our second daughter danced with her team in a show on Saturday night in nearby Lakeville. This is another dance team that I caught with my iPhone camera.

Hoarfrost

We saw heavy frost on Saturday morning in Eagan. It stayed on for several hours so I ran out with my Nikon!

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Himalayan Sky

Two weeks ago, it was a Sunday morning just after 7:15 in Kandbari village in Himachal Pradesh - the Sky was heavenly and the mountains and the snow....

(Hope you don't mind a look-back to my India trip.)

Red, white & blue

Eagan leaders and business owners gathered for a sponsor breakfast meeting on Friday to discuss the upcoming July 4th Funfest. It will be another exciting holiday weekend with fireworks, live bands, carnival rides, a parade and more.

(Photo taken with iPhone)

Approaching Eagan...

On Tuesday, I flew back home from India and saw this view from my window as we approached the Minneapolis & St. Paul International airport. See other Skywatch meme participants here.

Meeting Mitt

American Republican presidential candidate, Mitt Romney, joined his wife, Ann, and one of their 5 sons in a campaign rally at Freightmasters in Eagan on Wednesday afternoon. Former Massachusetts Governor Romney sang "America the Beautiful" with the crowd of hundreds and gave an uplifting message. US Senator Norm Coleman of Minnesota and former Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty and his wife, Mary, introduced the Romney family.

Phyllis Butler

Big, beautiful, bulldog Butler and her metallic friend seemed happy to pose for me. February 1 is theme day - this time > ANIMALS!

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Not the country, the park

I wonder why it's called "Lebanon Hills?" The park sign was recently redone along Cliff Road. The beach parking area was expanded but wait until June for beach body photos!

Dressed to the nines

Deepak and I were dressed for his cousin's wedding. I wore a Rajathani turban and he sported a new wedding outfit. He's a single guy and looking for his bride, likely in an arranged marriage like his cousin, Bharat.

Now they are married!

Bharat and Arpana were married in her village during a day of several ceremonies. Finally, they completed the hindu marriage ceremony with seven walks around the fire on the wedding dais.

Weird cycle

I haven't seen a bike seat suspended like that before now... have you?

Let the wedding begin...

Bharat, the groom, participated in several wedding ceremonies in his house loaded with relatives on Thursday. His mother and his aunt and several others adorned him with fresh flower garlands and gave him sweets to eat.

Eagan & Jaipur CDP bloggers

Bharat, the Jaipur, India city daily photo blogger, invited me to his wedding. We posed outside his house gate on Wednesday morning. Thursday begins the four days of wedding celebrations!

859 & higher

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REDafied!

It was autumn and this RED shed (Barn wanna-be) was watching the community garden plots off Lexington Avenue and Difley Road. See other Barn Charm meme contributors here.

Say a prayer

On Sunday, I visited the Dalai Lama's Buddhist temple in McLeod Ganj in Dharamsala in the Himachal Pradesh province. Here are the famous "Prayer Wheels" which are spun while praying. Soon I'll attend the wedding of a fellow CDP blogger...

Dial 911

It's better to be riding behind the Health East ambulance than in it!

Not the Eagan Rotary

I landed in Delhi, India on Thursday and already on Friday night it was possible to visit the evening Rotary meeting of the Palampur Rotary Club. I'm visiting Bloomington Rotarian, Sandhya Gupta, who moved back to India with her family. She's second from the left in a club of 59 members.