Grandson visit

M is beginning his 4th annual visit. J and I drove west to spend a few days with RasJane and family and bring M home for a ten day visit. We have a 3rd of July visit with D and family. M really loves to set off fireworks with his Uncle D. That is one of his favorite times of the year. Then we have a couple nights of camping and fishing on the calendar. Today we set up the pool and patches leaks. M spent much of the day in the pool and, of course, I forgot the sunscreen. He has fair skin unlike my darker skin. I rarely use sunscreen except on river float trips and have hard time rememberting to slather up M.

Here are some pictures of M's brothers and some pics from a hike intot Pearl Lake. The fish at Pearl Lake are cutthroat and they were just beginning come out of their winter hibernation. There was still snow around parts of the lake and lots of very cold runoff into the lake. Marge Lake on the other side of the ridge was still iced over and snow packed. So the fishing was not good. I had one bite.

The young lady on the sofa is the niece of a friend of mine here in town. She lives in Orlando, Florida. She was visiting with her Dad. We met them in McCall. She did not have hiking boots and walked the six mile hike in tennis shoes, but she did have a good pair of socks. She ended up with two blisters. She never complained once about the mud, the snow, the water in the trail, the blisters, or anything at all. She was quite a trooper. For some wierd reason there is cell phone service at this mountain lake. Only one I know that has that available. She and her Dad called Mom who stayed back in Orlando. Her mother is Brazilian and had declared that she is only talking to her daughter in Portugese this summer so that the daughter can practice her Portugese. The young lady was born in Mexico City so is a Tri-Citizen.