A picnic near North Point

Enjoying Milwaukee's green spaces

 
The morning after our journey to Ravinia, Adam and I had so many leftover munchables that there was nothing to do but pack a picnic. We walked to the North Point water tower, where there are plenty of green spaces. With Lake Michigan on the eastern horizon, we spread out our feast in the shade of a great tree.

To our south loomed an imposing house that resembles something out of a Jane Austen mini series. Or, if you're Adam, you'd skip over Ms. Austen altogether and just refer to it as Downton Abbey. Thinking for a moment that we were not in Milwaukee, but on a sprawling lawn in the English countryside was a much welcomed exercise for my imagination. (Have you stretched yours lately?)

But enough imagining — more eating! We dined on baguette & European butter, aged cheddar cheese, salami, red grapes, strawberries, and nutella. Adam commented on how very healthy we are. "Everything in moderation," I said. "Except nutella," he replied. It's good to know we agree on such important life philosophies as these.