Sunday July 23rd 2023

The Canadian Geese came to my site this morning. They must of heard that I was expressing concern about their absence in last night’s blog entry. About a third of the flock that hangs out here came to visit. Whereever they were yesterday, they are back today.

Also in yesterday’s blog entry I predicted the early departure of my neighbors after they arrived around darkness last night. I was only half right. They were still here at 8AM, but they were gone by ten. They just had all the rapid traveler vibes. From traveling in a group to late arrival and not completely setting up it just had that air about it.

Today’s weather caught me off guard. I was just ready to leave the park for the day when the line of thunderstorms arrived. It was only about 1:30PM. The sky got much darker than usual and the sky to ground lightening put on a real show. The thunderstorm part of the weather was over in about half an hour, but it continued to rain lightly for the rest of the afternoon. A severe storm warning was issued for the area south of here, but this area just got light rain during that time.

The end result of the weather was I stayed home all day. I cooked a little more elaborate lunch/dinner than I would have if I’d succeeded in going out for the afternoon. My grilled pork chop and rice pilaf was enjoyable as I watched the light show provided by the storms. The resulting dirty dishes and other junk also kept me busy for a while cleaning up. I was still able to get in my second walk of the day after the storms and before sunset.