Storms

June was the month of the drought.  August, so far, has been the month of the storm.  (July was the month of the hospital.)  Usually the storms are isolated:  If you're not directly under them, they don't exist.  But, for the past few days, the storms have been very large.  They fill the entire sky.  They are beautiful.  They have broken the drought.

BH Fire

We got our first look at the BHF yesterday.  This was the slop-over in the canyon where the fire crossed the highway.  It was about what you'd expect.  I mean, it was what you'd expect if you walk in the woods every day, which most people who want to talk about it don't do.  The wild rose and elderberry is sprouting right now.  It is going to be really interesting to see the progression.  The greenleaf manzanita is going to do really well for one thing.

Panguitch Lake

Today we got out on the lake.  I lily-dipped us half-way across and then tried to show EDO how to j-stroke us back.  The wind picked up, of course, and made it harder than it had to be.  But she worked through it.  She zigged and zagged.  She struggled.  She rapped her knuckles on the gunwales.  But she did it.  Eventually settling in to a relatively straight line.  The kid has a lot of potential.

Return to So Utah

After ten long days in northern Utah, we finally returned to the southern mountains.  I made a picture of this little pond, which I had never seen before.  I really like the picture.  When I was done, EDO asked me to pose as the Cookie Monster.  I'm not sure why.  But, I did it.

White Pine with Moose

During our little trip up the White Pine Trail the other day, Mark noticed this big fella in the woods.  On the way back, EDO noticed him again.