Friday Travalon and I went to the Waukesha Blues Fest with
some friends of his. The first band did all old-skool twelve-bar blues songs,
the second one was kind of funky, and the third one must not have made as much
of an impression on me because I can’t describe them now. We did manage to get
back to town in time to catch some Madisalsa at the Monona Terrace. What a
wonderful night – dancing to live salsa music under an almost-full moon.
Afterwards we went to the East Side Club, but their tiki bar was not open due to
a private function, so we just sat by the water and enjoyed the beautiful
night.
Saturday Travalon and I met Catzookz and Twins Fan at
Prairie Café for brunch, then we headed out with Rodney the Poodle to Columbus,
a very cute old town where they filmed scenes from the movie Public Enemy. We
browsed an antique shop, hiked at Astico County Park, and went to Hydro Street
Brewery for a drink and some munchies. The cheese plate was particularly good.
After that we drove to Lake Mills and went to Tyranena Brewery, where a band
was playing Irish music on the patio. Tyranena does not serve food, but they
let people order pizza and have it delivered there, and the same guy kept
coming with more pizza. Finally the band leader asked his name and he said, “Patrick,”
which was so fitting that the band said we should all drink to that. After
Catzookz and Twins Fan left, Travalon and I stayed for another set and then
went hiking at Tyranena Park on the shores of beautiful Rock Lake. Catzookz
took some photos of Astico County Park and said I should share them on the blog,
so here they are:
Sunday Travalon and I took Rodney out canoeing for the first
time. Travalon had gotten him a little life vest at Mounds that said “Outward
Hound,” and we couldn’t believe how cute it was when we got it on him. We need
to take a picture of it, but my camera is semi dead, and Travalon’s needs a new
battery, so sorry we can’t share right now. As we took Rodney to the dock, some
people said they had never seen anything as cute as a little dog in a life
vest. Fortunately, Rodney really enjoyed canoeing, and we stayed out for two
hours. We explored a creek that reminded us of a bayou down south, maybe
because all the weeping willows were reminiscent of trees covered in Spanish
moss. The lily pads were in spectacular bloom, and I wish I could have taken a
photo of everything… sigh. Having a broken camera is a real bummer.
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