Summer Sights

 

Yesterday morning I spent some time looking for a fly mask in the hay field. 

The mask went to the hay field on Lefty but did not come back that day. 

So, I thought it would be fun to take the 4-wheeler, cruise around and search for the mask. 

Turns out that finding a fly mask in a hay field is easier said than done.  

It will take a lot of grazing before I'll go looking again. 

So, this morning, I'll drive to town and buy another fly mask. 

I did come across an unexpected and adorable find, though. 

The little one up above, suddenly jumped up in the tall grass in front of me near the Ponderosa pine and made its way through the fence into the woods. 

It stood watching me as I drove by, stopping long enough to take a few photos. 

It's not often that a fawn stands still long enough to catch a good picture, but this one did. 

I went on my way and hoped the fawn would find its way back to where Mom had left it. 

While in the hay field, I also had some close-up and personal visits with the horses.  

They were not afraid of the 4-wheeler and conducted more than adequate sniffing tests before heading back to the grass. 

Yesterday afternoon, Bill and I took another trip around the Trestle Creek/Lightning Creek loop. 

It's the second time we've visited the area since a fire burned off hundreds of acres in some of the most spectacular scenery of Bonner County. 

Vegetation is coming back, and contrast on the slopes between the vibrant wildflowers and lush, green grass and burned tree trunks is stunning, to say the least. 

We drove through an older burn in Lightning Creek, and, of course, Bill used every second of his announced 15 minutes to aim that fly into the pools near a camping area alongside the creek.  

He caught one fish and released it, while Foster and I found five huckleberries. 

We saw lots of brush but no berries.  Could be in some areas they're still green. 

As always, it was a pleasant and beautiful drive even with the burns.  Toward the end, we drove past an area where a fire is burning on a mountainside. 

We had a great view of the helicopter making continuous dumps of water on the fire.   

With ten days' worth of hot weather and no precipitation coming, let's pray for no lightning and that people are careful in the forests. 

Today the "menfolk" associated with both Love families will spend a lot more than 15 minutes fishing the Coeur d'Alene River. 

If all goes well, the women folk will go have lunch. 

Sounds like a perfect day for all. 

Happy Thursday.