September 1 - 15, 2023 Enjoying our Last Few Weeks

Sept 1-Friday-Today in addition to our regular chores we checked the car count. Then I texted it to Tony Powell. After finishing we sat outside and enjoyed the nice morning. Tony came by later and visited about 30 minutes. I turned in our timesheets and gave him some cookies from Polebridge Mercantile that we had saved (in the freezer) for him. Then it was off to town to mail out birthday cards and another piece of mail. We checked out the state State Park at Somers. It’s not developed yet. At some point they plan to put up 2 or 3 rental cabins. That will be nice. We had a campfire and sat outside this evening.

Sept 2-Saturday-We did the routine things this morning. Then we flushed the black tank.We monitored the site and watched football. We were busy but it was not crazy. Supper was turkey bacon, eggs, toast and berries! 

Poopsie got tangled up!

Woodpecker

I think there is a bird on these logs

Sept 3 -Sunday-We got up at 9 AM. When we started to walk the rain came down. So there was not need to do any chores. Everything looked good. Sydney was here around noon and we had a short visit. Later we took a run into town for a few grocery items. 

Deer

There is a buck hiding out

Sept 4-Monday-Again we slept until 9 AM. Then we hung out inside because it was raining and overcast. We did walk and do our chores later. I also took a nap after lunch. I wrote a letter to Logan, our grandson who is in basic training in Georgia.

Sept 5-Tuesday-It seems like today was another routine day. Tony P called and we made arrangements to meet him and Sydney in Bigfork for lunch tomorrow. We will eat at the Pocketstone Cafe. You can’t go wrong eating there or Echo Lake Cafe! Both are really good - they also have extra large portions, so if you are not hungry plan to take some home. We hauled off the trash and took a little drive with the dogs. They just love to ride in the pickup.

Buster (top) and Poopsie - sleeping

There is a fox at the base of that tree!

We turned on the trail camera and saw the fox! He ran right down by the RV!

Sept 6-Wednesday-We were up and around pretty good this morning. We wen to town for lunch with Tony and Sydney. Steve & I did a tiny bit of shopping then returned  to the RV. There was a man here with a charcoal grill on the dock. It rained and he left! Yea! You see, he was here this morning and  parked in a weird way. So Steve talked to him about parking better and he moved. Then he asked about using his charcoal grill - and we said that was ok, but we did not know he was going to have it on the dock! Also he had his chair and some other stuff out there, actually making a mess. But we let it go since he was an older gentleman. Anyway, that is what happens some days. Some of these people just push the boundaries every time. As the old saying goes: Give them an inch and they take a mile! 

Sept 7-Thursday-Today we did all our chores and walked. Then we loaded up the laundry and went to town. After laundry we stopped at the grocery store. We had a nice little lunch and walked the dogs a few more times. 

Sept 8-Friday-Again it was another routine morning. It’s good we have routines, or we wouldn’t know what to do! LOL Steve cleaned out the back of his pickup Then we went down to the parking lot and picked up limbs from the grassy area where we mow. Later we drove to the Swan River Fishing Access site. I took some pictures and we walked around. We saw a beautiful rainbow and deer!

Blue Sky

Echo Lake looking fine!

More blue sky

A beautiful house on the Swan River. Just a few leaves turning red.

The amazing Swan River

The Rainbow after the rain!

Sept 9-Saturday-Hip Hip Hooray! We get to watch football today. We skipped lunch and went to town early to eat pizza and go to the store. We saw 7 deer today. It was a lovely day here!

Sept 10-Sunday-Today we got to watch more football after lunch. We checked the tires and a front one was low. Dallas beat the Giants. 

Sept11-Monday-Morning was routine. After lunch we left for Kalispell. We took the pickup in to Les Schwab Tires for an alignment. Then we went to Walmart and returned to the RV. We got that accomplished pretty quickly.

Look close and you will see a rock lined path. When the water got low, someone made a rock path!

Sept 12-Tuesday-We did the routine things and also hauled off our trash. Then it was back to the RV. I paid bills and worked on the computer. Steve vacuumed the bedroom and bathroom. He cleaned and dusted. He likes to do that, me not so much. Later we made a fire and cooked hamburgers and potatoes on the grill. It was yummy. I think food cooked outside tastes great!

Sept 13-Wednesday-After completing our chores, we also walked the beach area. Steve slipped and fell getting from the dock area to the beach - It scared me- I was afraid he might have hurt his back worse. He said he was OK though. He also cleaned out a bin where the mice and been. After lunch he was vacuuming again in the front of the RV. I finally made him relax a bit. Later we moved the posts that were in the fence and put them by the shed. We also did a little weed eating and pulled some weeds. I fixed him a cowboy supper of cube steak and beans.

A beautiful sky

Putting away the loaner life jackets

Sept 14-Thursday-We were up late about 9:15 or so. It is kind of nice to sleep in sometimes. We folded the extra shade that we attach to the awning, burned some brush and took down our perimeter rope. We are starting to get our things packed to leave. We also took a drive and walked around some with the dogs.    

More deer!

Sept 15-Friday-We continued putting away odds and ends and burned some more brush. In addition we removed the Shade Pro sun screens off the front window. We took the dogs on a little drive. It’s getting close to time  to leave, so we do a few things each day to get ready.

Buster, ready to go inside