Sunday July 9th 2023

There wasn’t a lot of rain today, but it seemed to be timed to get in my way. I have a clear view of the sky in three of four directions from inside my RV home. When I was ready for my first walk of the day each of the three visible directions was bright and almost sunny. As soon as I got outside I noticed the sky in the other direction was black as night. I only got a couple of hundred feet away from my RV home before the rain started to fall. It was over in a few minutes, but my walk didn’t happen.

During the day there were several similar cloud burst style storms, They appear quickly, drop a lot of water quickly and go away after only a few minutes. I was in the middle of my second walk attempt when one occurred. I was more than a little damp by the time I arrived back at my RV home. I clearly wasn’t in sync with nature today.

Most of the rain was over by the supper hour. It was just in time to allow the RV park’s fishing tournament to go on as planned. From 5:30 to 8:30 they were holding the tournament for the kids in the park. About twenty kids lined up along the banks of the big retention pond with their lines in the water. I watched for about half an hour and didn’t see any indication of success. I’ve seen other people fishing in the pond in the past, so I assume there must be something in the pond to catch.

My major accomplishment of the day was restocking the refrigerator and cabinets with food. The Walmart was not as full as I feared. The aisles were not overly packed and the wait at the checkouts was tolerable. I replenished my fluids, meat and breads among other things. The main catalyst for shopping today was that I ran out of OJ, milk and bottled water. It is easy to work around not having fresh bread or unfrozen meat, but tap water gets old fast as an alternative.