Minnesota Prairie Roots

The picture of a perfect summer day at Horseshoe Lake in the Brainerd lakes area.

UP NORTH AT THE LAKE CABIN in Minnesota writes poetry into summer days.

In water and land and sky.

Each sings with the relaxing rhythm of days that roll one into the other until dates are forgotten and the world seems to exist only among the towering pines.

Day fades into evening at the lake.

Poetry writes verses on the lake and in cloudless skies and skies heavy with clouds and skies tinged with the fiery and golden hues of day’s beginning and day’s end.

This family of loons swam and dove within view every day of our lake stay, of great interest to me since we don’t have loons in southern Minnesota.

A loon family and boat share the lake.

Loons call.

Boats cruise and buzz.

Water skiers fly across water’s surface.

Families laugh and talk. Reconnect. Make memories.

My 18-month-old grandson loved everything about lake life.

This is the poetry of Up North at the lake cabin. Sand between toes.

Grandpa (Randy) and granddaughter (Isabelle) check out the dock and lake.

Generations bonding.

Randy kayaking.

Solitary moments of gliding across the lake on a kayak or paddleboard.

The most memorable and creative watercraft I spotted.

Each experience, moment, scene writes poetry into summer days at the lake cabin. S’mores around the campfire. Dining lakeside. Spending every waking minute outdoors. Embraced by nature.

Water. Land. Sky.

Pine trees stretch tall and lean in the woods surrounding the lake.

Up North at the lake cabin.

© Copyright 2020 Audrey Kletscher Helbling
These photos were taken during a recent family stay at a Minnesota lake cabin. This is the second post in a 3-part series.