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Somebody is pretty clever out Garfield Bay way. I couldn't resist snapping a few photos and chuckling. |
I wasn't expecting yesterday's rain.
The chore list for the day included picking up leaves with my lawnmower and bag.
Unfortunately, a raindrop here and there eventually led to several and then a socked-in steady downpour.
So, the outdoor chores ceased, and I moved on to take care of a couple of errands in town.
As one who seldom goes inside businesses anymore, I was a bit shocked to be the only customer wearing a mask at both of my stops.
In one store, the employees wore masks but not any of the other customers. I'm pretty sure I was the only person with a mask at the other store.
Not to be a repetitive ol' school marm, but I wonder if these people have learned that we had two Covid deaths in our county this week and that case numbers in the county and statewide still remain high and rising.
Heck, even New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become a believer after attending a generally maskless White House event and ending up in ICU for a week!
Sure would be nice if people would at least give mask wearing a try for a couple of weeks just to see if case numbers would diminish.
Heck, the practice could even get them ready for Halloween. Wonder how many people, who refuse to wear masks to avoid getting or spreading Covid, will wear masks on that day.
Just pondering these things as I wonder how long we'll be waiting for Canada to decide we can come back for a visit.
Twas at this very time when Annie and Bill were supposed to be touring New Zealand.
Annie had won her trip through an employee lottery at Groundspeak where she works in Seattle.
She was in the initial stages of making plans for her dad to accompany her when the Pandemic started.
If Canada wouldn't take Americans, it's for sure the Kiwi's would not open the door either.
This morning, it looks like New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern, whose positive leadership kept her country's Covid numbers to a comparatively dramatic minimum, will be re-elected BY A LANDSLIDE.
Is there a lesson there? Possibly.
Maybe some day Annie and Bill will be able to leave the United States and enjoy that trip to Down Under, and maybe some day we can even go back to Canada.
We can only hope!
Anyway, after yesterday's trip to town, Bill asked if I wanted to take a drive out toward Green Bay.
Twas raining profusely by then, but even driving in the rain seemed more exciting than hanging out in the house all afternoon.
Turned out to be a good choice because the more we drove around Garfield Bay and past the Green Bay campground and on to the Mineral Point trail head, the rain diminished.
By the time we parked at Mineral Point, the sun was shining and we could actually see the lake as clouds and fog continued to lift.
There's nothing prettier or more stunning in the fall than brand spankin' clean gold, red, green and brown leaves. Yesterday's rain saw to that.
We spent some time walking the trail and admiring whitecaps on the lake below.
Though it was a wonderful afternoon experience, I almost shed a tear or two when Bill told me that looking down at that lake reminded him of our time last year looking over the ocean at Malin Head, Ireland, where we were supposed to spend his 70th birthday in this past April.
I guess Lake Pend Oreille will have to suffice for now. And, believe me, that ain't bad.
Still, we all experience those painful moments, reflecting on the "what-might-have been's" of this strange year and fervently hoping that some day might still be.
Finally, today starts the October family three-consecutive-days' birthday trifecta as our nephew Sefo celebrates his special day AND my friend Connie has put together another wonderful blog post.
Connie's observations about people totally reflect mine, so I strongly recommend the read.
Today, I think I'm gonna pick up some of those leaves before it rains again.
Happy Saturday.
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