Beach Party

Some of you may have noticed I was gone for a few days late last week through the weekend. I was in the BWCA (Boundary Waters Canoe Area for those not quite familiar) in northeast Minnesota. I try to make it either there or Isle Royal once a year. Last year I wasn't able to make it due to fires in the area I was going to. This year that same area had a large fire last August and also this May.

The photo at the top of the post was taken last Friday, when we were en route from Las Vegas to Lake Tahoe. It’s an eight hour drive through desolate desert, abandoned towns, and incredible mountains. We parked by the banks of a river in the mountains of California. My husband wanted to climb down a steep, rocky embankment to the water below. I didn’t.

Well, my Canadian adventure has come to an end, and it was quite the experience. Unfortunately there were more insects than there were large mammals to watch, but we did have a 10 foot beluga whale circle the canoe on the last day. That is now one of my favorite wildlife sightings, ranking 3rd behind a mountain lion just outside San Jose and a pack of wolves in Denali park.

When it comes to making a good party, Trichu is the man. The beautiful Cinda invited us to the beach party and as expected, that thing rocked…

Another good thing to do is make sure that you check your pets, especially your dogs, for fleas and ticks on a regular basis and that you keep up with their necessary veterinary appointments. Picking up after you pet’s droppings is also of vital importance as pet waste “can represent a major source of bacterial pollution when rain washes it into waterways and on to beaches”. Basically, you just need to keep in mind that your pet is part of your family so you need to treat them with the same amount of environmentally-conscious respect as you do the rest of your family.

also, there’s no way to justify a stroll down a nude beach, unless you’re nude yourself. you can’t say, “don’t mind us, we’re not looking, we’re just taking a walk on the beach,” when there’s a non-nude beach just a couple hundred feet away. moreover, it’s pointless to tour the nude beach if you’re specifically not looking.

Since it was a "beach vacation", it seemed only appropriate to knit something with a beach theme! [That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it ;-)] Presenting ... Glass Beach :

It was time for new swimsuits at our house. Halfway through the summer and the girls had just about outgrown the suits we got last year at this time. We always shop for swimsuits near the end of July, first part of August because that is when the sales start. My favorite time to go shopping is when everything is on sale!