Yep, Josee and I took off on another adventure. This time down the Boardman River, one of my favorite paddles. Well, I can say, I’ve had better ideas. Out on a lake, she’s calm and looks around, sometimes gets excited if she sees a bird. But on the river–yikes!–whenever there was a rock or branch poking up, she had to investigate. If a bird flew by, oh my! Then there were the mallards that swam in front of us for at least a half mile. I thought she was going to dump us for sure. Alas, I made it to the end with dry clothes. I want to say it was due to my expert paddling skills, but honestly, it was pure luck!
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It was a gorgeous day. One of those that is the perfect temperature–not too cold, not too hot. So I decided to spend the day with my laptop working on my latest novel (Operation Grizzly Camp) sitting under my gazebo in the back yard. For hours, I sat there writing and every so often, I looked over at my frog pond and to my great joy, as the sun moved across the sky, I watched a lily flower open. It was like magic. I never would have patience to sit and wait, but as I wrote, there it was. Then the next day (when I thought to take a picture) a second one opened. Beautiful!
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What a beautiful morning out on the water. Josee is taking to kayaking like a pro.
Josee enjoyed her first sailing trip. Got her sea legs and stayed upright like a pro. Her little life jacket fits her perfectly too. Two handles makes it pretty handy if she does tumble into the lake.
