Gloomy Start

Yesterday started out cloudy and damp. We even had some drizzle during the morning. It was a good day to stay inside and get some chores done. I stripped the bed and got the sheets washed, dried and remade the bed.

I gave Boo a much needed bath when the day started to warm up. We made plans with Anne to have dinner at a local Chinese Restaurant in Hamilton.

During the early afternoon Jim and I walked around the Angler's Roost campground. There is a level down on the Bitteroot River, lovely! But no sewer hookups. But it has nice access to the river and we saw a few guys fly fishing. Apparently it isn't too deep because one guy was waist deep in the middle of it.

I found some trees that have been carved with a chain saw and according to one plaque a lady did it.

Owl on left, Eagle on right

Fly fisherman

this is a beautiful fish, the wood is dyed but because of the shade and gloomy day you can't see the colors.

There were a couple more downed logs that had fish carved into them. This campground is for sale and from the looks of things they're letting it go. Grass needs cutting and it generally needs some sprucing up.

Amy, Dan, Anne and Scotty came by around 1700. Dan wanted to get a look at our new trike rack because they now have two trikes to tote around. Anne brought her carpet cleaner so we could clean the carpet one more time. Just before six we headed out to Cheng Family Restaurant for a very nice dinner.

After dinner the four of them headed north for their homes and we headed south for our home. I showered when we returned home and got into my pj's...I know we watched TV, one of Jim's shows and just before eight I started hearing thunder. I checked the weather and saw a storm coming. At eight pm, just as another of Jim's shows started we lost the TV signal so he turned off the TV and we started re-arranging the furniture so he could clean the carpet.

The thunderstorm was fun to watch! It came up from the south and you could see the edge of the storm all grey and flat. I didn't really see any lightening but we heard some rumbles. It passed quickly and the mountains were bathed in golden sunshine to end the day. Perfect!

Because we slept with the AC running the carpet was dry when I got up this morning.

Beautiful clear skies but we may have more rain this afternoon.