Sunday Evening Drive

I don't know if it was because of our hard winter, but the trees seem to be loaded with seeds this year.  Our Linden tree in the front yard is especially loaded with its "parachute" seeds.

We picked a gallon of cherries off of our cherry tree.  This was its most productive year so far.  The old farmers lovely wife made him a fresh cherry pie!

The cats have been prolific this year also.  I have found five litters so far (including the one in the combine).

A week ago Sunday evening we drove down to Fritz's lake to see all the work they have been doing there.  They have been having fish kills in the winter, so they decided to drain the lake and clean out all the sludge that has built up over the years from leaves, branches, moss, etc.  They worked over a month loading and hauling about two feet of sludge out of the entire lake.  Now it is starting to refill.  It was interesting to see what the depth/contour/shape of the lake actually looks like.
I spent a good deal of time there in my younger years; Young Group activities, Brother cookouts, winter camping, fishing, canoeing, picnics, and Father-Son camp-outs.  It is a beautiful spot and I hope I have the opportunity to spend more time there in the future.

Big boy toys!

From there we drove to Lake Evergreen and drove all around it, then on to Lake Bloomington and drove around it also.  We had intended to have a famous burger at Green Gables for supper, but they were crowded and had no empty tables, so we moved on.

Sunday, three of us drove down to Mt. Sterling to visit Phil.  The waiting room was full when we got their, and they seemed to be a little short staffed, so it took us a while to get checked in.  But we were able to have a two hour visit with Phil, and we found him in good spirits and with a positive attitude.
When we checked in there was a new question on the check-in sheet.  We had to declare if we had a concealed carry permit. On the way out I chatted with the guard about it.  They are thinking of having a special parking lot for those who carry so they can keep track of where the guns are (obviously you can't bring them inside).  He said most of the guards carry so they like the idea that they can now keep their personal guns in their cars.

We barely got home in time for our family "stay at home" picnic.  It was going to be at Eureka Lake, but since we wilt in heat and humidity, it was moved inside.

  And it came to pass, that, as the people pressed upon him to hear the word of God, he stood by the lake of Gennesaret,
Luke 5:1