Mice at camp on the day we closed it up.

A time-tested mouse trap is a bucket partially filled with water.

Mice smell peanut butter halfway down the bucket. The bucket has well over an inch of water. Two years ago seven mice followed each other. On Sunday five mice did the same in one bucket of water. The two previous days only one mouse each day.

Now we have closed up the camp for the season.  Kathy put dryer sheets in some spots as a minor deterrent.   And yes, the water system is disconnected until next May. The pump and the expansion tank are in our warm enough basement. Any water remaining in the pump or tank could expand and cause pump or tank to fail. The under the camp water supply lines should be okay. Recreational grade anti-freeze goes into the traps and the flush. We need to remember and empty any milk jugs that we use to carry drinking water from the spring. The master circuit breaker is off and the refrigerator doors are open.

So, mice are now the winter tenants.

Scheduled actions and plans now behind us.

Scheduled actions and plans months ago, now behind us. 

Sep 6, 2025, fly to the WEST Coast, only to Maryland.

Sep 7, 2025, made it to Portland, OR.

September 8 to 15, River Cruise many numbers of stories (events).

Sep 15 - Sep 18, 2025, Collect Montana, and Wyoming, arrive in Omaha.

September 20, 2025, fly back to home.

With one great granddaughter, I got down on the floor (eyelevel).  Philomena smiled and seemed quite pleased to have someone at eye level to eye level. Age 2 in February. 

On our journey a number of infants seemed fascinated to look at this old person.  I almost don't want to spoil this post, but they had been close to God before birth, and they know I will be there soon enough. I will be on what had been their journey. JUST SAYING. (dlj - 9/24/2025)

Tuesday, Sep 23, 2025, experience first MRI. Don't move, lots of noise for me. Maybe eight different scans. Hoping each shows detail needed.

Off to camp to bring the pump and tank home to our basement. Summer is over.

Honey and I had a fabulous two weeks.  

Moving (renting)1500 miles.

 We did a pick up then drop off a car many states away.

It was a long two overnight journey. 

We collected Montana and Wyoming by our 2015 rules.

Smooth River

 With locks. The Columbia River has four locks and dams prior to the Snake River.

Tonight and tomorrow we go through four Snake River locks.

Three time zones.

 We should adjust because our body clocks are ahead.

West out of Portland Oregon today.

Delayed a day for lightning and airfield ground stops. Wet luggage now and I should say still. But the luggage beat us here.

Now in SEPTEMBER.

The moon is advancing towards the full moon.

Right now the first quarter moon is low in the southern sky. Here at camp, moonset is early. Deer Mountain is between us and the Moon's horizon. The various moonset tables show moonset times, however we need a Deer Mountain time.