Echo Lake in the morning

Echo Lake…due east of home, along a dirt and gravel road over the foothills. On a weekday morning, there is minimal activity on the water – a few fisherman, a few waterskiers.

We access this piece of lakeshore from a public fishing access site. There is a nice trail around an inlet that provides plenty in the way of things to explore for Karl and beautiful vistas for me. We have a long amble as it is cool now, but getting warm on its way to hot.

Echo Lake in the morning.

Bah humbug

Bob sums up what our household thinks about fireworks.

**The fireworks were not actually that bad this year. Karl spent a minimal amount of time in the closet and they were not bad enough to send Bob under the bed nor keep me awake. Bob’s expression is likely due to the fact that I kept putting the ribbons on him for a photo :)!