Normalizing
O6/08/06, 5:58 A.M.
62º F, Beautiful day a-coming , WNW wind 4 mph.
Good morning,
So we have things getting back to normal again around FISKLAND. Margriet got our kit cleaned up and it is now back in the van, ready for the next sojourn. Never know when we will get an urge and take off. The gas tank is full and the van is ready to go. I got our Travelog up to date and published on this site as well as added to our continuing computer file. The blog site was down for maintenance about the time I was ready to add it here. I did get it on just as I was closing up fo the night and getting to bed. Now you know what we did where and when.
We normally take some hard-cooked eggs (cheese and canned meat too) along for "lunch" when we really don’t want to stop at a restaurant (which is often) but this time we didn’t use them. We had egg shortcake for lunch yesterday. We actually came home with more goodies than we left with. Breakfast was the rest of the sweet rolls Kaye bought for us. That was a real change in our ‘normal’ fare in the morning.
The cameras are also now unloaded of pictures, batteries are recharged so they are also ready for the next adventure. We actually didn’t take that many pictures this time. I still had a lot of pictures on the camera from previous events and emptied them too. Now I have to put them (a couple hundred) in the proper folders.
Yesterday I did manage to get some of the lawn mowed. For some reason, the sitting in the driver’s seat and doing a lot of fat chewing, my hips and knee paid for it yesterday. I could not mow for long, before needing to stop and rest the joints some. The past few times I have started the mower, I have had some problem starting it. Yesterday I discovered the throttle cable had moved a bit and the choke was not being set when in the starting position. Manually closing the choke solved the problem and the engine started on the first pull. Like that much better.
The soil is still super wet with standing water seemingly everywhere. Some of the trees I want to drop for firewood have about 6" of water around them. They will still be there when the water level drops some. I really was surprised how dry it was in the Chetek area. Dust was blowing from anywhere there was open ground or gravel road. For once I was happy to have air-conditioning.
Margriet continued in the cleaning mood after our kit was cleaned up, by attacking some of the kitchen cabinets. We have multiples of some things and others we really don’t use. At least haven’t for the past couple of years. They will go out to storage. Our cabinets are way too full of stuff. Not too sure how a couple of old folks like us manage to gain so many things. Our needs are also diminishing at the same time it seems.
Wisconsin has reintroduced wolves to the state several years ago. The Department of Natural Resources said in a recent report that there have been 25 farms which have experienced problems with wolves attacking their animals. Mostly farm dogs, but also a horse and a couple of colts on different farms. The DNR says there are between 465 and 510 wolves in 113 packs now in the state, mostly in the central and north-central parts of the state. The farmers are upset by their losses, but they are not complaining that much about it. For some reason an animal rights group wants the wolves eliminated again. Don’t understand that. Would think the farmers would complain more.
Today is another catch up day. Have to get up town to get the mail and like that. The van has rested for a full day so it too should be anxious to get rolling. ;-) Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
62º F, Beautiful day a-coming , WNW wind 4 mph.
Good morning,
So we have things getting back to normal again around FISKLAND. Margriet got our kit cleaned up and it is now back in the van, ready for the next sojourn. Never know when we will get an urge and take off. The gas tank is full and the van is ready to go. I got our Travelog up to date and published on this site as well as added to our continuing computer file. The blog site was down for maintenance about the time I was ready to add it here. I did get it on just as I was closing up fo the night and getting to bed. Now you know what we did where and when.
We normally take some hard-cooked eggs (cheese and canned meat too) along for "lunch" when we really don’t want to stop at a restaurant (which is often) but this time we didn’t use them. We had egg shortcake for lunch yesterday. We actually came home with more goodies than we left with. Breakfast was the rest of the sweet rolls Kaye bought for us. That was a real change in our ‘normal’ fare in the morning.
The cameras are also now unloaded of pictures, batteries are recharged so they are also ready for the next adventure. We actually didn’t take that many pictures this time. I still had a lot of pictures on the camera from previous events and emptied them too. Now I have to put them (a couple hundred) in the proper folders.
Yesterday I did manage to get some of the lawn mowed. For some reason, the sitting in the driver’s seat and doing a lot of fat chewing, my hips and knee paid for it yesterday. I could not mow for long, before needing to stop and rest the joints some. The past few times I have started the mower, I have had some problem starting it. Yesterday I discovered the throttle cable had moved a bit and the choke was not being set when in the starting position. Manually closing the choke solved the problem and the engine started on the first pull. Like that much better.
The soil is still super wet with standing water seemingly everywhere. Some of the trees I want to drop for firewood have about 6" of water around them. They will still be there when the water level drops some. I really was surprised how dry it was in the Chetek area. Dust was blowing from anywhere there was open ground or gravel road. For once I was happy to have air-conditioning.
Margriet continued in the cleaning mood after our kit was cleaned up, by attacking some of the kitchen cabinets. We have multiples of some things and others we really don’t use. At least haven’t for the past couple of years. They will go out to storage. Our cabinets are way too full of stuff. Not too sure how a couple of old folks like us manage to gain so many things. Our needs are also diminishing at the same time it seems.
Wisconsin has reintroduced wolves to the state several years ago. The Department of Natural Resources said in a recent report that there have been 25 farms which have experienced problems with wolves attacking their animals. Mostly farm dogs, but also a horse and a couple of colts on different farms. The DNR says there are between 465 and 510 wolves in 113 packs now in the state, mostly in the central and north-central parts of the state. The farmers are upset by their losses, but they are not complaining that much about it. For some reason an animal rights group wants the wolves eliminated again. Don’t understand that. Would think the farmers would complain more.
Today is another catch up day. Have to get up town to get the mail and like that. The van has rested for a full day so it too should be anxious to get rolling. ;-) Time to get the day a-going.
In Christ My Saviour,
Chris <><
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