Wonderful Wisconsin

I have a love-hate relationship with Wisconsin. The only dislike I have for it is the LONG winters. I think I could handle the winter just fine if snow didn't effect the roads or if the roads weren't full of winter-rage drivers thinking their vehicle will never spin out or lose control. I could also live without my nose hairs freezing in a funny way when it's just THAT cold outside.

But today, I felt much love for my home state. It was BEAUTIFUL today. The morning started with a leisure back road drive to and through Devil's Lake with my GPS husband behind the wheel. He has the ability to drive somewhere once and then map it in his brain so that he literally becomes his own GPS. On the drive, I saw such a splendor of complementary colors and simplistic beauty that I had to take a picture.

This is THE picture of Wisconsin.

One of the destinations during this drive was Ski Hi. I wanted to get my annual Apple Turnover and Apple-Cinnamon Donut. We got our treats, along with a five pound bag of Macintosh apples (to make Hough Apple Pie), and a gallon of apple cider, and walked through their apple orchard. We took a different route home with the windows open and I enjoyed every minute of it.

When we got home we worked outside, taking advantage of the warm weather. Today was one of the days I LOVE Wisconsin (also on the days when the Brewers, Badgers, and Packers all win).