Monday June 13th 2016

Mother Nature couldn’t makeup her mind today. It cycled between clear and sunny and dull and cloudy every couple of hours or so. The only constant was a strong breeze from the west. The temperature got up to the low 70s when the sun was out.

I made it up to the house a little late this morning, but made up for it by working a little more steadily than normal. Most days, I have the bad habit of pausing for a cup of coffee in front of the TV. For an excuse, I call it planning time.

As I work through the various rooms in the house, I continue to find stuff that I stashed in a corner or behind something. You’d think that a house with only 3 real closets would be easy to get rid of the junk. The closets were empty last fall, but I’m still finding stuff.

I hope I’m a little more organized with my RV home. It has so many little cabinets or nooks to put stuff in that I’ve already forgotten what is where. There have been a number of occasions over the winter when I had to tear stuff apart looking for something. There are a few things that I’ve been looking for since December that still haven’t turned up. The backup battery for my digital camera is among the missing items. For a while I was convinced it was still at the house, but now I’m sure it is somewhere in the motorhome.

Chipmunk in the pine needles (a little out of focus).

When I returned to the campground this afternoon the area was quieter than it has been in a while. The travelers seem to arrive later this evening. I was greeted at my site by a couple of chipmunks. There cute little things, but can be royal pains.

The chipmunks and a few birds seem to be the only wildlife around this campgsite. I miss the daily visits from the geese that I was receiving at my last camp. I suspect that the area at the back of the campground might get more interesting wildlife. It is a little more open with grassy areas. I wouldn’t be surprised if there were deer in that area.