LABOR DAY WEEKEND

We celebrated Susie's 70th birthday in Chicago

We dipped our toes in Lake Michigan

Lookin good!

Several trips to the bean

And we relaxed at the Jazz fest

We had two beautiful evenings listening to the music

bedtime snacks

More exploring

Back to the bean

Stan's donuts

What a great trip to the city with the lovely birthday girl

 

BANANA BALL AND MORE!

 

IC for a little banana ball on the 4th of July

With the family

fine dining and company

Garlic harvest

Dry time

Storage

My maquoketa brick

Marty and I set some posts for the garden shed

Fugasse bread and bre

A record blue berry harvest

rhubarb cordial and zuks

Choir boys at the chapel .

2026 BECKER REUNION AT THE LAND

 

We were saddened by the loss of Bob and we spoke of him often over the weekend 

RIP BOB

I got set up at the land before Bob's wake

During the peak of the midday heat we hung out down at the bus 

Sam and Jace are good campers

The girls hung out on Grandma Connie's rug 

Grandpa Steve doing a drive by

We finely all got seated at the Patosi Brewery

Late night euchre lessons  

Next years mead lable

Friday and Saturday: Time to get after it!

Linda, Patti and I ran some errands to prep for Friday nights meeting with the bank.

Then much to my surprise my Beau showed. up at camp 

With his fishing pole.

It wasn't long before he caught several rainbow trout

The Greeley Community club

Hanging with crew from the bank

The Dream Team

Namaste!

Stop wishin, Go fishin!

a moment of calm

Wow! It's happening

Thanks Mike!

That's a tator planting crew if I've ever seen one

Sweet

Hangin with Walter

Time to celebrate

Time to relax

Smores :)

 

DATE LINE: The Calm Before the Storm - Solo Camp

Believe it or not, this was my first solo camp. 

It was great to kick back and work on puzzles

Camp is made and I've got the area all to myself

time to grab the fly rod and catch a trout

I've got four nice fishing holes all to myself

pretty peaceful

Pheasant for supper.  You know why I use this pan?  It's important to have a square meal each and every day

I haven't seen hide nor hair of my neighbors and their dogs.

and I don't want to

Welp, I made it through the night with no date line worthy incidents 

Breakfast dishes are done and it's time for some early morning fishing

Wow, a 14"+ Brown