July
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We have an amazing concert venue here in Eureka at Abayance Bay. This
year we supported
them by attending 4 of their wonderful concerts. This was the Tim
Montana show, he was fun! |
Rebecca is getting married! Here we gather for her bridal shower at
Larry & Mary Beth's. Hanna
was my companion that day, we teamed up on some of the games. (Her
helping me, of course!) |
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The happy bride to be and her well-wishers.
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Rebecca's dog BB took a shine to me, she was a sweet little cuddle
dog. |
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| Proud momma Mary Beth with Rebecca. |
Dan Sr. had a large flag pole installed at the ranch house. He
had us all over on the afternoon
of July 4th for a dedication ceremony. Here we are as Dan gives a
speech. |
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Dan, dedicating the new flag pole and sharing what the flag means to
him as a veteran.
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Mark & Larry helping him run up the flag for the first time. |
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An old Marine giving his best salute.
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Socializing after the ceremony. Erik found just the right spot on
Buddy! |
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| The seven sons with Dan Sr. under the newly hung flag and an amazing
sky. |
Next we all migrated to the Ponderosa for July 4th celebrations at Luke
& Kristi's (on Kristi's birthday) |
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| Much volleyball was enjoyed, while even more trash was talked. |
Cody, the debater of the family, loves to push and push his conversations
until somebody can't
take it anymore. This time it was Jeb who decided to teach him a little
lesson. |
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| Back at ES Ranch, Rocket got brave and tried to follow us on a walk one
evening. |
This was as far as he got before he got scared and headed back
home.
That's OK, if he was any more brave than this he would end up as a coyote's
dinner. |
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| Progress is happening in the trenches at Lodge Bluff Homes. |
At a fundraising breakfast for the local animal shelter, Buddy ardently
admires my sausages. |
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| Someone dropped an entire sausage on the ground and Buddy found it, so he
had a good day. |
On a walk in Riverside Park, checking to see how high the Tobacco River is
flowing. Pretty high! |
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At Abayance Bay again, this time for Steve Earle.
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Steve Earle & the Dukes, it was a great show! Copperhead Road is
an amazing song. |
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| We be chillin. |
The Timbers Lodge finally has a sign identifying it as such, and my flowers
are blooming in the
half barrel planters. It looks great! |
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| Luke & Kristi rented a pontoon for a day and graciously invited us out
for part of the day. |
The boys making Buddy do tricks for his treats. |
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| Here we stop to chat with another boatload of people and Buddy has to greet
the other boat's dog. |
Now we're in the North Fork of the Flathead River on a camping trip with a
bunch of friends.
We are celebrating Amy's birthday on a beautiful weekend. |
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Part of the camp, including the campfire hangout area.
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A beautiful river with views into Glacier Park. It's hard to imagine
anything prettier. |
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| Now it's even prettier, with my boys added to the frame. |
Wildflowers in the front, the mountains in the back, and the river in
between. So pretty! |
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| Buddy in the camper. He loves camping! There are always
lots of treats, and no cats. |
Polebridge, MT - one of the coolest towns you can find. The entire
town is off the grid.
The Polebridge Mercantile (aka "the merc") has been in business for
over 100 years.
It's a must-see in NW Montana for sure. |
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| Views into Glacier Park from where we take out our rafts. |
Back at the campground and ready to start our float trip. This was our
inaugural trip with our little
cheapie Costco boat. It was perfect! |
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| Todd & Marcie |
Jeb's boat full of beauties - Amy, Marcie, Jen, and Kari |
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Kaitlyn & Aubrey
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John & Kari |
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| Captian of my boat, and my heart too - of course! |
Co-captian of both, Buddy, all snug in his doggie life jacket. |
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| It's hard to know whether to look at the crystal clear water or the
beautiful mountain scenery. |
We came across some people in distress, so nurse Amy and some of our crew
went
to help them. They ended up being people we knew, and our group was able
to help. |
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Buddy, making sure we're doing it right.
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Jeb & his lovely ladies. Jen is hiding in the back. |
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Looking into Glacier Park in the evening light.
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The next day as we came out, we stopped inside
Glacier Park for a visit to Apgar Village and Lake
McDonald. And some ice cream, naturally! |
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