Backyard Seating Area

With the pathway stones that were pulled up for the backyard remodel, JP put in a nice little seating area under the dogwood tree.

We were able to use up about half of the stones. The plan is to fill in all around it with more plants next spring.

 

Camping Season Again

With the temps finally cooling off, it's camping season again! We went with the Ks (next door neighbors) at Interstate State Park on the Wisconsin side. It was perfect weather and there were no bugs.

We hit Stillwater on the way home for a sit down lunch at one of the riverside pubs.

 

Sweltering

We had a the all-time driest September on record. It was another scorcher of a summer and we are looking forward to getting into some more sensible temps. The official high on 9/20 was 92°. After that it cooled off 40° and later in the week we had to turn on the fireplace.

The cold front that came thru gave us some absolutely perfect weather. I've been taking the bus home from work in the afternoon, and the walk home takes me past the beach. It was a picture perfect afternoon.

 

Twins Night Game

We hit an evening game with the next door neighbors. It started with a rain delay of an hour and ended with extra innings and a loss. We had fun anyway.

 

Cleaner Clothes

After doing battle with our washing machine for a month, we got a new setup that works much better. We had better luck with the dishwasher that was also behaving badly - a $20 part fixed it and it is working well again.

Summer Concert

We only caught one show at the bandshell this year. We walked over with DK and the dogs. It was a beautiful late summer night and the music was good, too.