We head into the last week of August with Blue Sky, Full Sun, and Warm Lake water!  My east coast friends have been back in school for 3 weeks – but here in Oregon, School does not typically start til after Labor Day Weekend. I feel the Turn in the Air and have Seen the Signs of Autumn though . . . .

Nate woke me up at 4 a.m. so I could see the moon over the lake. In my tired brain – I just grumbled something like – I saw it last month when Jon woke me up, go back to bed.  He slid his socks across the wood floors . . . . Ok. Now I feel bad. What a beautiful view to see at 4 a.m.  The Moon was so HUGE and crisp and clear. The reflection in the water so mirror like, even the craters could be defined in the water. The evaporation mist slowly swirling on top.  You’ll just have to imagine from this glimpse just how HUGE the August Full Moon really was.  Nate went back to bed and marveled out loud – That happens once a month? Well. Maybe we don’t see it because of night time weather patterns, but Yep. 🙂

We’ve had quite a few families stop by on their journeys for their last summer vacation –  Picnics on the dock, night swims, kayaking, hikes – fun! We had 4 families last week, looking at 2 planned this week.  We love it when people stop by, even for a wave hello and back in their car. 🙂

These Bright Moon Lit Nights are great for Night Swims. Wonder if I should mention Nocturnal Lake Monsters?

I noticed this bad bad sign at church yesterday, all of their road side trees are tinted red/orange/yellow/green.

Then, on the walk through the woods yesterday, the trees above were all tinting red. Sigh.

We are looking for crickets this week – Jon found when while doing yard work for a neighbor. (Apparently his number got around, as we are now getting phone calls). He ran to the “neighbor who has a little bit of everything” and asked for a baggie. 🙂 Havn’t heart the whole story yet – but Bobby Here was still alive this morning. Poor Bobby.

Darren and the boys picked about 10 qts of black berries, sold them to some neighbors, and sat on the road to sell them last evening. I think they are in business. These are still a bit tart. 🙂 Picking out the bright red ones. 🙂

Blurry view of this morning but you can see the fog swirling a bit better in this pic. 🙂 Fabulous!