Baseball season is in full swing in Minnesota, which means Parks & Rec teams, outdoor folding chairs from Target, sunglasses and a wide array of different jacket weights as you never know just how cold or hot it's going to be on game day. (Just ask my neighbor Ann, who brings her Snuggie to games.)
I get very nostalgic where Cole and baseball are concerned, which leads me to another edition of "This Day in Zielske History."
On this day, seven years ago, I took this shot:
I can only imagine that to every single question the coach posed, Cole's hand shot straight up. The boy has studied this game with verve since the very first day he swung a bat.
Okay, one more bonus shot:
Sigh. I just want to gnaw a tiny little bit on that fleshy lower leg.
Catch my drift?

















