| August 2022  | 
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| I just came across this picture from 2018 when we took a trail ride for
  Eric's 50th birthday with  our friends from Cripple Creek Horse Ranch. It was a great time. The kids were SO young!  | 
An early birthday celebration for Eric with some of his family who came over
  with pie.  This is Dan Sr, Mark, Rose, Colt, and Eric celebrating Eric's 54th  | 
 
      Lovely sunrise seen one morning on the drive from our house.  | 
    
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| Twin fawns, grooming one another just outside my office window. So sweet. | |
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| Rocket had been enjoying his spot in the sun, but then Lily had to come join
  him.   She always wants to snuggle but the other cats hate it.  | 
My sweet Feisty is getting old.  She turned 14 this summer!   | 
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    Getting ready to pour some concrete at the Lodge Bluff Homes sites!  | 
  
| Lily really likes the cushion on my office chair, so I often have to work like this. | |
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| And away they go. Using the Casazza Concrete pumper truck and Great Northern Concrete mud. | Eric & Mike checking out the results. | 
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|  Both slabs came out really well.
   
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Our final concert of the year was Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. It was a great
  show, but there were SO many people there we had to sit way in the back. Oh well, it's still a fun evening in my book. I'm so happy that this venue turned out so well for the family who built it.  | 
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| Some boats coming in for a listen. | A view of the band. | 
 
      Here we are on the road to a family camping trip on Flathead Lake.  | 
    
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| It doesn't take long for Buddy to become road weary. | |
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| Here we are at Flathead Lake, Buddy is ready for some rocks to be thrown! | Looking out at an island in the beautiful lake. | 
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    Out to dinner at Tamarack Brewery in Lakeside, MT. It's a beautiful spot! (Great food too.)  | 
  
| Eric tried to make Buddy swim, an activity he HATES.   He thought Eric was trying to kill him for sure.  | 
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      At a lovely little park in Lakeside.  | 
    
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| Buddy is always nervous when we hold him over water like this. | |
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| These people at Treasure State coffee allowed Kristi to spend a day with
  them, learning the coffee shop business before she opened The Gathering Place Coffee Shop. It's a really nice spot.  | 
Watching the sun set over Flathead Lake. 
   
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| Buddy was nervous about going out on this dock and we laughed at him for it. Then a big wave came and soaked all three of us through the crack between the dock segments. So we had to apologize for making fun of Buddy that time!  | 
Enjoying the campfire that evening. 
   
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| Now we're off on an eBike trip up Burma with Jeb & Amy. | Along the trail you can see the US/Canadian border which is cut into the trees like this. | 
 
      Buddy can run about 3/4 of the way up the mountain before he starts
      asking  | 
    
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| Here we stop to take a look inside an old abandoned mine/cave. | |
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| We drug the 70 pound bikes over obstacles like this again and again
  until  Eric and I decided it wasn't fun anymore. We went home and left the adventurous duo of Jeb & Amy to proceed. We came back later with a chain saw!  | 
Buddy does really well with his backpack!  
   
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    Fair time!  The Lincoln County fair is a big deal around here. 
    This is our friend Vera Eash,   | 
  
| Taking a deeper look inside that cave/mine along the trail. | |
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|  Bull Thing!  A huge, televised, PBR event that we host right here
  in little old Eureka.  It's always a fun time for the family and the whole region.  | 
Looking behind us to Lane, Colt, Lane's friends, and Dan & Tracie. 
  Dan, Rose, Uncle Tim,  Mark, and Dallas were also there.  | 
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| If nothing's going on in the arena, there's always the mountains to look at. | They had a session of bull fighting that was exciting to watch, but left the bull fighters pretty banged up. | 
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| This guy got pasted pretty good. | New doors are on the bathrooms at The Timbers Lodge. They look great! | 
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| Buddy & I spent an afternoon kayaking on Lake McDonald in Glacier National Park. | He is the ruler of all that he surveys. | 
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    He's also a bit of a back seat driver! :-) | 
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     Such a pretty place! I hate to admit that I pulled a muscle in my back  | 
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    Shakespeare in the Park comes to Eureka every August. It's a fun evening out every time.  |