Kayak fishing trip

Was able to take a day off from working the land to join Mark Koehler for a nine-mile kayaking/fishing trip from Rim Shoals to Buffalo City on the White River. Caught a number of fish although this was more of a day to learn the river, enjoy the perfect water and weather on a beautiful fall day in the Ozarks.

Fall Walk on Trout Lily Lane

We took advantage of the great fall weather this week to walk around the woods on our property. We often see new and interesting sights in the forest - items that are often overlooked, but many of which we find to be especially interesting.

Camping week-end at Bull Shoals State Park

We were excited to go camping again after a two-year respite following our 4-month camping trip out west. We met Charlcie's sister Tami and husband Kevin, along with their friends/colleagues from College of the Ozarks. The Branson crew fixed many outstanding meals and campfires and we had a perfect week-end to hike, fish, kayak, and visit around the campfire. Was our maiden trip for our replacement truck tent and Charlcie's new kayak and they performed very well. Fun week-end with some really nice folks!

Larry, Kevin, Craig, Kurt, Charlcie, Tami, Laura, Jerri

 



Celebration in Dallas

Double celebration road trip to Dallas to mark Charlcie's birthday and Myka's rise to the ranks of the professional pharmacist. And great opportunity to spend time with our kids and have a great deal of fun. Highlight was Ben and Myka treating us to dinner at a very fine Italian restaurant. Also got to go to A Dallas Cowboys pre-season game at Jerry's World, which is an amazing structure. Lots of other fun activities on the week-end, including too much good food and just the right amount of marathon shopping :)

Birthday Mug - Go Hogs!

 



Kayaking

 

Beth and Todd Harmon at Roundhouse Shoals

 Charlcie, Tami, and Kevin

Charlcie on concrete rapids in her new kayak



A new activity for us has been kayaking. We are fortunate to have many miles of beautiful rivers up here to kayak and fish. Charlcie enjoys it so much, I got her a new kayak for her birthday. We have been several times so far - the cold, clear water, the beautiful Ozark scenery, and the wildlife viewing, make this calorie-burning activity so enjoyable, whether fishing along the way, or not.

Catching up

Boy, I'm really getting behind on keeping the blog up-to-date. Here it is the first week of October and I haven't posted since early July. Ronnie, Sally, Heather, Jaden, and Dad came to visit at the end of July. They enjoyed the rides on the Polaris Ranger - we were able to see many deer and wild turkey on our little jaunts -it's neat living in the country!