In discussing "retirement" a friend recently said, "I'm not sure how I ever had the time to go to work there is so much to do in retirement." I know what he means. Every day, I have two or three chores planned. And then, of course, some things come up that are not planned. Here is just a sampling of what we've been up to this week:
We bought some herbs (and flowers) along with pots and soil and now have a nice "garden" of fresh herbs. Most are on the front porch now.
I painted the birdhouses my dad has made while at the VA home.
And, hung a couple of them hoping to attract Mountain Bluebirds.
We are not sure how we missed this around noon yesterday, but here is a very short clip from the game camera that shows a cow moose and her new baby. I am going to lower the camera, so maybe if this happens again, we'll get a better shot.
The other day in the driveway I got my very first lesson on fly fishing. All I did was practice casting and I had a little trouble getting the hang of it. This morning dawned bright and beautiful, so after eating a light breakfast and walking the dogs we went down to Bucky Beaver's pond for me to try out my not-so-great new skills on actual water.
We spooked up a herd of six or so antelope but these two got separated from the herd. There have been a bunch of antelope hanging out up here by the cabin which is kind of unusual as they tend to keep a little lower down.
After a few false casts I did manage to get a few that got "beautiful cast" and "nice one" from Rick. I tend to move my wrist and not my whole arm when casting, something that just takes time and practice to get the feel of it. I didn't catch any fish, but I had fun trying. It was so peaceful there with just the birdsong and one bird/duck/grouse that had a strange call that sounded like an Apache hiding in the bushes. Not sure what it was as it never revealed itself to us.
Right now the wild iris are in bloom. They love the wetter lands close to ponds and streams.
Monument plants are also in bloom. Strange plants; beautiful blooms up close!
All in all I would say it was a successful morning, fish or no fish. As Rick always says, it's about the fishing, not the catching.
In a previous post, I wrote about our success in getting a package delivered via UPS and was very complimentary about the whole experience. Well, not to be outdone, we had a FedEx success this week--with delivery directly to our door! Yes, FedEx, as rumored, will deliver directly to the cabin site. At least in good weather. We've also had success with a FedEx shipment held at their office in Laramie, but they will only hold packages for one week. So, we'll still need to work on winter delivery strategy with them.
