Perfect Aquatennial by Hopes and Dreams

Minneapolis Aquatennial 2008 - Thomas Beach, Lake Calhoun
















The sky was clear with small puffball clouds hovering at the horizon, as if in a ring of cloud-bleachers surrounding Lake Calhoun. Temperatures leaned around the mid 80s. My temperature was closer to 99.7. That's always my temperature. I could take my temperature now or next winter, and it would still be 99.7. I'm always hot. One time when I was a baby, I was so hot that I slept in the refrigerator. I woke up with those little broccoli buds all over my head.

Where was I? Oh yeah, the Aquatennial. There were plenty of people there... and dogs. Some watched the milk carton boat races. Some lapped at the lake -- the dogs. Some watched the sand castle building contest. And some watched beach volleyball. What I couldn't find was milk. I guess they used it all up for the boats.



The Amanda Jean swims smoothly across the glassy surface of Lake Calhoun, half-full of creative milk carton boats, as the blue Minneapolis skyline watches and reflects.
The red-fish Amanda Jean swims smoothly across the glassy surface of Lake Calhoun -- half-full of creative milk carton boats -- as the blue Minneapolis skyline watches and reflects. Mmmm, fillet of red-fish...
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