Fish, Fun and Friends.

We enjoyed yet another lovely September day yesterday. 

I picked my carrot crop, froze a few and will continue to do so today. 

We had an "almost freeze" last night, but all garden plants survived.  

I'll probably cover the tomatoes tonight cuz it's gonna get colder. 

And, today looks like another beauty---one not to be wasted because tomorrow the rains and colder weather come. 

I spent part of yesterday afternoon visiting with one of my classmates and friends, Ruthann.  

She stopped in while putzing around country roads on her spiffy side-by-side, accompanied by her canine pal. 

So, while Ruthann and I visited in the front yard, doggies sniffed, got acquainted and eventually even played with each other.  

Fun visit for dogs and peeps alike. 

Later, I drove out to Trestle Creek where Bill and other members of the local Trout Unlimited group were holding their meeting. 

They looked at kokanee spawning and learned about a restoration project on the creek. 

During the visit to the restoration project, a number of rigs from various fire fighting agencies drove by on their way home after another day spent containing the Trestle Creek Complex of fires. 

After leaving the Trout Unlimited group, I drove past the rigs and saw a familiar face, Kelly Tucker. 

She's a former student and an experienced wildland fire fighter, working out of Sandpoint. 

Seems I've met Kelly a time or two in the past on mountain roads near fires. 

Always fun to see her.

 

These ladies, who represent various outdoor/nature support organizations, were pretty excited to see the Kokanee in Trestle Creek yesterday afternoon. 

The brightly colored fish, now spawning, are attracting a steady stream of visitors to Trestle Creek's shoreline.  

These visitors to Trestle Creek gave me an opportunity to take care of some Sandpoint High Class of 1965 business. 

Denis Spade is one of my classmates. 

He and his wife Darlene spent some time viewing the kokanee. 
 

A Idaho Fish and Game representative talks to members of Trout Unlimited about a restoration project on Trestle Creek.
 

Kevin Davis from the U.S. Forest Service talked to Trout Unlimited members about stream concerns resulting from the Trestle Creek Complex forest fire, a blaze which began in July. 

The series of fires is somewhat contained but still in need of firefighting efforts. 

Loren Albright, a local builder and SHS grad, has been an active member of Trout Unlimited for a number of years.  

Below, former Spokesman-Review reporter Susan Drumheller, now working as a grant writer, came along to see the project at Trestle Creek.  

Forester Bill talking to the Trout Unlimited members about different approaches, used in response to forest fires. 

Below:  anyone know what kind of bird? 

 

Kelly Tucker, right, and her assistant Sam. 

I saw the piece below, written by Sandpoint Reader staffer Zach Hagadone and thought it would be interesting to anyone aware of the worker shortage in Sandpoint.  

He has researched the dilemma with a goal of making sense of what's happening and why. 

https://sandpointreader.com/where-are-all-the-workers/

This morning's Panhandle Health District reported 61 new cases of Covid in the county over a one-day period and three new deaths from the virus. 

Sadly, my friend Connie from Hope knew a person included in the statistics. 

https://retiredmtnlady.blogspot.com/

Vaccines are free, safe and effective. 

Please get vaccinated, for your welfare and for that of others. 

Happy Thursday.