11-11-11

It's been interesting today to listen to all of the comments about it being the eleventh day of the eleventh month of the eleventh year of the two thousands.  Lots of people got married and lots of elective c-sections were done so that the baby would have 11-11-11 as a birthday. And it wasn't just in the US, but all over the world. I guess a lot of people perceive it to be an auspicious day.

It didn't get near as cold last night as they were predicting, our thermometer only show a low of forty degrees. There was a cold wind today and you definitely needed a jacket outside.

We saw this HUGE contraption making its way down the Mississippi River this afternoon when we were leaving the RV park to pick up some groceries --

It was so long, it took me three pictures to show any detail of it. This is the front end.  There was some sort of floating canoe-like boat that held up the boom or pole in the front...

There were at least two more small tugs alongside.  Not sure if they were helping to move it or if they were part of the equipment being taken downstream --

And then there was this very big tug at the back pushing it all along.  It looks there may have been another boat tied up alongside.

One thing about watching traffic on the river -- it sure makes you curious! It would be fun to know what is in some of the barges? And what was the purpose of this huge contraption?