7-26 The Boat is Ready

Getting Ready for the Lake

We have had a lot a rain this year, the lakes in the area were over flowing so the ramps have been closed. The ramps are still closed on Lake Belton but the ramps on Lake Stillhouse Hollow are now open. This morning Larry dewinterized the boat to get it ready for boating. This is the first time in 11 months that the boat has been out of the garage. Won't get a lot of boating done this year. After he got it ready he pulled it down the road to test out the new master cylinder he had installed in the spring. I stayed home with Flo. When he returned he said it worked perfect. Before putting the boat in the garage Larry blew out the garage.

I finished reading the first book of the Vanessa Michael Munroe by Taylor Stevens and we wanted to return it to the library. It was too early to go to the library so we took Flo swimming. We drove to Lake Stillhouse Hollow to check it out, it looked fine, we didn't see anything floating in it. We were going to let Flo swim but the lake smelled, I think it is the stuff dying and drying up on the banks that was smelling. We took Flo to Nolan Creek to swim. We were at the creek for about a half hour. While I walked the banks Flo swam, explored and ate grass. We met a girl and a man weedeating around the banks. The worker said he wished he could join Flo in the creek. We had a wonderful time at the creek. The next stop was the library where we returned The Informationist and picked up a couple more books. Afterwards we headed home.

Blowing out the garage

Swimming in Nolan Creek

Installing the Gladiator Gear Track

The Gladiator Gear Track once it was installed

The finished product with tools on it

Wildlife in our backyard - fawn by the big tree

It did not get to 100 today so Larry decided to work on The Home Depot Seeds Program item we received yesterday. The product is called Gladiator Gear Track, it is a rack that holds yard tools. After helping Larry I took an hour nap. We read in the afternoon and Flo slept considering she was exhausted from her swim. I'm still tired from square dancing last weekend so I didn't workout. I worked on my puzzle for a half hour. In the evening we watched a documentary on Amazon about folk singers in the 60's called For The Love Of The Music- The Club 47 Folk Revival. The documentary talked about the folk music at The Club 47 in Cambridge, Massachusetts. It was very well done. Afterwards Larry and I read until it was time to go to bed.