Camping & other May Happenings

Hello there Adventurous Friends, greetings from South Dakota. How you doing?  This is my Sentence a Day where I write a little something about each day, wrote in a long drawn out sentence or 2.   Here are others I've joined up with if you'd like to see what they've been up to.  It's been so dry in our area, the grass started going back dormant before some if it turned green.  We upgraded our tent camping to a slide in camper on the back of a truck.  Let's see what other happenings went on this month.  

Silent auction item I bid on &
quickly lost out on.

Week 18

* Sat May 1st - Kevin planted our tators, went to a fundraiser benefit, bid on some items in the silent auction & ate supper, started watching Survivor season 20 - Heroes versus Villains.

* Sun May 2nd - Happy to have to use the windshield wipers while getting much needed rain, went walking & fishing in the canyon, got brunch at Hardees, got supper at McDonalds, rain drizzled all day.

* Mon May 3rd - Participated in Lions club activity doing trash pickup on the side of the road then had a meeting at the restaurant, selected scholarship winners.

Happy Birthday to Moma, pictured here
with the youngest Grand, celebrating
with Daughter & Grands having
a pineapple upside down cake, one
of my favorites.

* Tues 4th - Ate asparagus from the garden, wrapped in bacon & baked, our 1st harvest of the season, the deer are eating the rhubarb, they never bothered it before.

* Wed 5th - Good to walk to work again, working in town for at least the rest of the week, watched Notting Hill along with several episodes of Survivor. 

Over the hill to work I go, no green
leaves yet.

* Thurs 6th - Had a pizza picnic, walking & a scavenger hunt out out the lake.                    

A friend shared this on facebook.  It was something 

fun to do on my Thursday evening walk while Kevin

fished.  I found all the items on the list. - wild parsley

yellow wildflower; dandelion leaf, fern type leaf, briar

leaves; red straw;  spiderwebs in the outhouse; a black 

bird flying; jet vapor trail & clouds in the sky; long boat

dock; green cactus growing; geese & ducks birds 

swimming in the lake; water levels were down in the 

lake; smushed purple can; fire ants crawling on an ant hill.

* Fri 7th - Went to the greenhouse after work, got some flowers & vegetable plants.

The flowers are so pretty, what to get?
Marigolds, petunias & coleus. 

 

Week 19

* Sat 8th - Heard a lawn mower running on my walk home from work, fresh cut grass is one of my favorite smells, got caught up on a few things in the house, did several loads of laundry, washed the sheets on the guest bed, opened the mail, balanced the check books, made rhubarb muffins & put some in the freezer to have when Daughter comes.

Happy birthday to my little Rosie.

                  

* Sun 9th - Did some stock up shopping at Walmart, looked at trucks & campers, we're talking about upgrading our tent camping to a slide in camper on the back of the truck, my glasses fell out of the car & got ran over, Kevin was able to fix them.

Hotdog in a leftover cheddar
cheese taco shell.

* Mon 10th - Kevin made a purchase agreement for us to get a slide in camper, the search is on to get a truck to put it on, watched several episodes of Hoarders & Tiny House Nation.

* Tues 11th -  Made a pot of chili for supper during lunch break, counted 18 in the herd of deer that hangs out in our trees & scavenges the garden, neighbor up the road said they saw 32 deer & they're putting a fence around their garden, started watching Dances with Wolves, a part of the movie was filmed in the canyon where we go fishing.

* Wed 12th - Made a taco for supper using a hotdog & leftover chili, finished watching Dances with Wolves & ate popcorn.

* Thurs 13th - Facetimed with Moma & the youngest Grand, Moma is making baby Grand # 8 a quilt, she talked about the gas shortage in her area due to the hacked pipeline, had a picnic & walking up at the pond.

* Fri 14th - Kevin brought home our (new to us) truck & camper, took it for a test spin up the road, joined truck camper's facebook groups, excited! 

Our new camping pal is a 1992 Palomino, hail damaged on
the top & one side, pops up, need different tie downs & a
 few other things.

Week 20

Still frosty in the mornings, not risking planting
these in their containers yet.

* Sat 15th - Got materials for slip & slide kickball, went to Lions club bingo, won some marigold plants & $5.00, helped clean up.

* Sun 16th - Went fishing up in the canyon again, all roads were open for summer recreational use, rode up to the lake, fished & walked some more, ate a burger from Culver's for a picnic supper in the city park.

Rose & I walking around the lake while Kevin does some extra fishing.

I noticed a little green in the trees
on my walk to work.

* Mon 17th -  Gathered bedding & a few other things to go in the camper, went to Lions club meeting, worked on preparing bottles for Happy Day Award drawings.

* Tues 18th -  Cleaned in the camper, made the bed, got overwhelmed where to put stuff in the drawers & cabinets, need some baskets.

* Wed 19th - Cleaned in the camper some more, rounded up some baskets & had better luck organizing stuff, got the water hooked up.

* Thurs 20th - Cleaned in the camper a little more, rounded up a cutting board to put over the sink to have more workable counter space when needed, Kevin worked to hook up the fridge, there is an extra wire, what to do with it, watched youtube videos of camper wiring & organization ideas, it rained, Yay!

* Fri 21st - Final touches were completed in the camper, got the fridge & furnace hooked up, saving up Cabala's points to get an enamelware table set, it rained some more, Yay!  Yay!

Week 21

Chokecherry & current in bloom, wildflower
book read that the berries from both these shrubs
can be used to make pemmican along with jams,
jellies & wine.  

* Sat 22nd -  The tubs are full of rainwater to use to water the garden, Yay! Yay! Yay!  Rose was up early sick, too much people food, took our camping pal on our 1st overnight outing together, got set up then took a ride in the side by side, did some walking & exploring, sweet pea (prairie goldenpea) was blooming.

* Sun 23rd -  It rained some more, slept good, no leaks in the camper, everything worked, did some reading & relaxing, packed up & went home after lunch, tornado watch throughout the evening.

Foggy, rainy, windy & cold morning; reading & watching
the geese, there are some goslings out there.

No one noticed or cared that I hadn't
brushed my hair while camping because I
forget to bring a brush & comb.  

* Mon 24th - Got about 3 inches total of rain according to the talk around town, our yard looked vibrant green & scruffy around the edges, Kevin mowed, the deer have ate all our lilac bloom buds that are within their reach, ordered battery candles, collapsible dish drainer & some other things for the camper, had a taste sampling of a variety of Japanese sweet treats at our friend's house.

 

* Tues 25th - Saw several yellow finches in the neighbor's yard on my walk home from work, no dandelions in our yard for the birds to feast on since Kevin just mowed.

There's a robin's nest way up there
too high for me to peek inside. See
the tail sticking out?

* Wed 26th - Planned weekend camping menu, hamburgers to kickstart summer's arrival, met Kevin at the grocery store after work & we stocked up on drinks that were on sale, watched Wish Man.

* Thurs 27th - Daughter was having contractions, she was hoping to wait a few more days till graduations & awards ceremonies were over, she laid down & the contractions stopped, so at least a day or 2 more till Grand #8 arrives. 

Moving on up to high school.

Moving on up to kindergarten.

Moving on up to 1st grade.

* Fri 28th - Checked in with Daughter 1st thing, she was getting ready for the baby shower I hosted, hatching soon farm theme, made spam salad, tator salad & deviled eggs for weekend camping picnics. 

Week 22

* Sat 29th - Set up camp, listened to the frogs & crickets, the propane fridge wouldn't stay lit due to the wind, went riding. 

* Sun 30th - Went exploring around camp, discovered gumbo lilies in bloom, went riding & had a picnic, burgers for supper, watched Andy Griffith on portable dvd player.

* Mon 31st - Played frisbee with Rose, went for a ride, had lunch, packed up & came home.

These are some of the things that's been going on in my neck of the woods, how about you?