Sunday May 20, 2007

 

 

Catching up on Our Weekend 

It’s good to be home again after a busy and wonderful weekend.

 

Going to Cabela’s on Thursday Evening

We had “needs” at Cabela’s ~ so took time to go there on Thursday evening. 

I thought we “needed” a port-a-potty for the chapel truck for our long, upcoming trips to East St. Louis, IL, and Ontario, Canada, and Cerwin “needed” a Garmin GPS unit for a fall hunt in new territory. 

 We were successful in both purchases.  Cerwin was especially pleased to get the GPS unit free – with points he had on his Cabella’s credit card.

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I enjoy a trip to Cabela’s now and then to get a “wildlife fix”.

This bear reminds me of our trip to Alaska in 2003, and our incredible flight to Katmai National Park where we saw about fifteen grizzly bears at close range ~ not quite this close, however.

 

The moose reminds me of our sightings of these magnificat animals during several trips to Red Lake, Ontario, Canada.

 

This is probably my favorite animal setting at this Cabella’s.

  It reminds me of a story I read – how oxen protect themselves by all facing the enemy with their horns – many times in a full circle so everyone’s back is protected.  That’s team work!

 

The next three remind me of my desire to go on an African safari.

 

 

 

A Minnesota Memory

This bird ~ I think it is some kind of grouse  ~ reminds me of a walk Cerwin and I took in a northern Minnesota woods, one beautiful spring afternoon, with our brother-in-law, Bob.  We were enjoying the sounds of the forest when all of a sudden we heard a grouse drumming.  What an awesome sound.  At first I thought it was a hit-and-miss engine!

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Free supper at Cracker Barrel

 

Afterwards we enjoyed supper on one of our children – a gift card for Cracker Barrel.

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This trip on I-78 always turns my heart and prayers to our country’s truckers ~ because we meet so many.

 

This rig was hauling a dozen fir trees!