Paul tells the donut story better. More pictures below…

We spent a lovely day at the zoo with Paul’s friends, who are smart, funny, and charming, and their totally adorable children.   This tiger looks happy. (above)  Best carousel ever. (below)

From the top of a fancy hotel, with ducks.  The duck photos were too blurry to post, but there really were ducks.  Inside the hotel.  They swim in the fountain in the lobby.

Addicted to trolleys:

Ten will get you twenty.  Seriously, this guy was doing the shell game con.  I was tempted.

The Arcade, a famous 50’s diner, and Sun Studio, where Elvis got his start (and everybody else too, evidently).

Look on my sportsplex, ye mighty, and despair.

I can’t believe I lived so  long without ever seeing the Mississippi River.  Like vacation photos of mountains, pictures really don’t capture it.  It’s beautiful, and enormous, and very quiet.