Canoes at our base camp at Boundry Waters at the top of Minnesota.

One of the larger lakes I believe this is lake two. 

Chris waiting for a ride off his small island.   Most of the lakes have rocks sticking out of the water or just below the surface so the front rower has to be on the look out for them. 

Boyd and Dave hanging out.

We took a two mile hike to see a another beautiful lake.  We ate lunch and took naps and fished a little and just enjoyed each other and hung out.

Ethan doing a little clif diving.  Ethan almost caught a fish off this point.

Alien life in the woods.  Chris showing off. 

Three men and a canoe.  The guy in the middle showed the other two how its done. 

Every thing is so perfect here.

The stakes was to high for me.

We was well fed, thanks to Jason.  The pizza was the best everyone said.

Every thing is so beautiful.

Chris and Fred roughing it in the wild.

Fred, Ethan, Boyd, Jason, Dave, Chris.  The Gang

We decided to celebrate Jason's birthday even though he is far away.  We made cupcakes so every one could blow out a candle.  Off we go to the table singing happy birthday to Jason.

We had great time with cake and ice cream.  We did enjoy chocolate ice cream because that is Jason's favorite

I have never been able to pass up a pretty face.  Over the years I've taken many pictures of flowers.  Maybe one day I'll put a bunch of them togather in a slide show.  I am always amazed at how perfect each one is.

As I mowed the yard I noticed this Killdeer in the grass beside the road.  She would never let me walk up to her but if I rode up to her on the mower she let me get with in a few feet of her.  Maybe because the cars pass by with in feet doing fifty miles an hour and that doesn't bother her. 

While I made friends with her it all changed after I found her nest.  They are hard to find.  One laid her nest out in the open in the gravel and even if you were looking right at the next you still might miss it. 

After finding the nest she would always put on a show for me.  She would only go a few feet away and then put on that she was hurt and it would be easy to catch her.  You notice her back is toward me and her eye never leaves me and the moment I make a move she move's just a little bit further away hopping I'll follow her away from her nest and if I do follow when we get far enough away she just flies off. 

The other night the news said to look at the moon.  We were on our way to bed, but I grabbed the camera and went and sat on the porch and took this picture.  I love a full moon.  I aways have the feeling that it's watching over me and that makes me feel good knowing that he helps light my way when sometimes it's dark.