agates

today i joined the almond popping pharmD student and his brother for the agate days festivities. this weekend is agate days in moose lake. apparently moose lake is the agate capital of the world. what is an agate? these rocks with lines and other markings.

we went to the moose lake high school gymnasium, where agate collectors from all over were displaying and selling their rocks. then we had "homestyle cooking" at art's cafe. since i have been freezing for about a week, i had a "hot turkey sandwich". it was two pieces of white bread with turkey breast in between, topped with mashed potatoes and gravy, plus cranberry sauce. it was both disgusting and delicious. major tryptophan food coma after. after lunch we walked over to get in place for the agate stampede. agates, quarters, and a lot of other rocks are spread out on a segment of a street, and when the cannon goes off, everyone rushes out and tries to collect agates and quarters. it was kind of crazy. i found an agate. most people found a little bucket full. but i got no quarters! ;( ;(

later i went back to the moose lake city park to check out art in the park and back to the high school on a mission to find a pair of moose earrings. i thought that would be the perfect souvenior for my time in moose lake. alas i did find a pair, i don't super love them, but they will do if i never find another pair. there's not much shopping here.

even later i biked about 10 miles (to sturgeon lake-ish and back).

then i ate beets+beet greens+chicken breast+this purple root thing. and this morning before i went to the agate days festivities i bought another 2 bunches of beets for next week! my poo poo is going to be red.