Nightfall At The Lakecamp

When we left The Fuzz last time, he was doing a bit of bird watching whilst waiting for the sunset…

and his dinner!

There were not a lot of other campers here in mid-week…

(which is one advantage to retirement)

But there were a couple of guys camped just a bit up the road.

And they were making the most of things.

Which made for more photo-fun for Our Fuzz.

Just like the interplay of the water and land…

That of day and night…

Light and darkness…

Makes Photo-Ops.

So here's just a couple shots of this candle-latern.

Enjoy.

Jordan Lake Camp - An Evening Visiter

The Fuzz always has enjoyed the edge of the lake, sea or a river for that matter.

Even in the mountains, the creekside camps are the best.

It must be the interaction between the two different "worlds" and their interconnectedness that make these waterside camps so appealing.

Seems to be the way for most of us creatures.

Early in the evening, before dark The Fuzz was visited by this fellow.

He didn't seem bothered by The Fuzz's proximity at all.

Actually he was kind of a Ham about it all…

And he was back the next night as well.

And we all know Our Fuzz can't resist trying for a nice shot when he finds one.

But soon it will be dark and that will be another Photo-Op.

Lake Camping

The Fuzz recently got to campout over at Jordan Lake.

Of course he took his little boat along in the hope of doing a little fishing…

Which usually amounts to more like

"Feeding the Fish"

But the weather was nice with no rain, which is always good for camping.

So here are a few pix.

A view of the camp from across the inlet

And a look at The Fuzz's little Molly B complete with sun awning.

And lastly…

The camp after sunset.

The Fuzz has a few more pix of course, and promises to get a few more posted next time.

A Nocturnal Visiter

While camping at Jordan Lake this time, The Fuzz and His Sweetie were joined each evening by a Blue Heron.

Every evening it would perch in this pine tree at the edge of the campsite next to the lake.

The Fuzz did try to get a picture of it...

But it's not very good.

You can see the guy about ⅓ of the way down the tree.

(Or if you prefer, ⅔ of the way up from the bottom)

His Sweetie got a little closer with these two.

Check out the glowing eyes.

It was getting a bit dark by then and it took a bit of Photo Shop to see him.

He would stay all night, and then when it was getting light, he'd fly off to join his friends.

People didn't seem to bother this guy...

Guess he was used to them.

Back to Camping (Jordan Lake Revisited)

As has been obvious to anyone following this blog, The Fuzz has been quite slack as of late.  Perhaps even more than "slack", more like negligent.

So perhaps it is time to catch up just a little.

No, The Fuzz is still living and he and His Sweetie have been up to a number of things this summer.

It may be remembered back in June, that they were camping with family at Jordan Lake.

And while there there were a couple of decisions made.
The 1st was to look into the purchase of a boat.
And the 2nd was to plan a return trip.

It may be remembered that #1 was accomplished.

Then after a babysitting session, it was time for #2.

The reservations had been in place for a good while.  The Fuzz and His Sweetie had scouted out a new campsite with a nice view of the lake.

Here's a look at the camp*.

And a view of the lake from the camp in the evening.

There was even a place to keep The Fuzz's new/old boat.

And here we have a view of camp from the lake.

Having the boat handy was pretty nice.

The Fuzz was able to get out and feed the fishes in the mornings.

And here's a couple shots of the morning lake.

And The Fuzz will get a few more posts up soon...

He promises!

*It may be noted in this pix how the tent appears to be kinda leaning a bit.  Just after it had been put up it was hit by a serious little storm.   The Fuzz was forced to scurry around in the wind and rain adding a few extra guy lines.  And these needed to be very tight.  When the wind had died down, it was noticed that things were pulled just a bit too tight for the now calm conditions...

Oh well.

Post-Family Camping

Family campouts involve family.  But unlike The Fuzz and His Sweetie, most of the family have jobs and other responsibilities.  That is of course why these things are set up for weekends.
Now it was time for them to leave for home and a new week's activities.

This guy must have been planning an escape from the campground by riding out on one of the cars.  He was caught in the act and didn't make it.  But every one did get a good look at him.  The Fuzz likes the color contrast in his portrait.

The Fuzz and His Sweetie, not having jobs to return to, had made arrangements to stay on a few more days on their own.

The Fuzz had discovered that as a "Senior Citizen" he now qualified for a Lifetime fishing license at a very affordable price.  In his youth he had done a good bit of fishing, but it was one of those things that gets dropped as life moves on for us.  But now there was no reason not to have a go at it again.
Since they had been at the lake he had slipped off a few times to "feed the fish" as he put it.  And those guys had eaten up most of his bait.
So the next day, he and His Sweetie slipped out to get some ice, some worms
And…

"Homemade Ice Cream"

The Fuzz found the truck interesting as well having driven a similar one for 20 years or so.  But that is another story for another time.

The ice cream  was good and The Fuzz did manage to replenish his supply of fishing worms.

Early in the morning he got up to attempt a photo of the full moon.
This has been kind of a project for Our Fuzz, and with little success it must be admitted. 
But he hasn't given up yet.

The moon was out and over the lake.
But as can be seen, sorta out of focus.
So he tried a bunch of different things and finally came up with this one.

But he has no idea how!

So now it was time to feed those little fishes again.
The Fuzz got his worms and fish pole, and took off in the kayak.

It is great for getting into those little places that are hard to reach by foot.

While he was there he got a couple of shots of this little fellow.

Here's a view looking back out toward the lake.

With no more bait it was time to paddle back to the camp for a snack and a swim.

And...
The Fuzz is happy to report that he actually did catch some of those fishes-
8 of 'em!

But he did send them back home.
They were happy - The Fuzz was happy!
A good day.  

Family Camping

Besides fresh berries, Summertime is good for campouts.  And recently the family gathered at Jordan Lake for just that purpose.

Since there was a boat involved, sites on the lake were desirable, and reserved ahead of time at the Poplar Point Campground.  If one can put in for one in time, there are campsites available right on the lake shore.

There is a highway nearby but it is easy to forget about that while you are there.

The Fuzz and His Sweetie made it in before dark and set up camp.  Most of the others were already there and supper was waiting.

Then after a time around the campfire it was time for bed.

The Fuzz was up early and while His Sweetie was occupied with her own things he headed down to the lake.

The early sun was starting to hit parts of the shoreline by now.

He was not the only one out there.

Other folks were enjoying a quiet morning on the water.

There was just a touch of mist on the surface of this cove.

It was time to go back to camp for a bit of breakfast.

It's nice having people who are into campfire cooking!

Later The Fuzz got his little kayak out and did a bit of exploring.
He stopped here on shore to take care of some coffee-related personal business.

But he couldn't stay long - the flies were vicious!

The rest of the day was nice, with great weather, and swimming to cool off.

Then it was evening again.

The sun was going down across the lake.

The Fuzz couldn't resist a last shot of the sun shining through this tent.

Then after some time at the campfire, the Fuzz slipped off to bed.

Chestnut Knob

Sunrise.

While at Sawtooth Camp at South Mountain, The Fuzz decided to go over to the Chestnut Knob "overlook" and check it out.

It was a mile hike.  But unlike the hike into camp, there was not much change in elevation since he was already up on the top.

It was a pretty walk over there.

The "overlook" is a matter of climbing out onto these rocks...

And not falling off!

But the view is impressive.

On a clear day one may be able to see the Big City.

After a bit of a pause up here to enjoy the view...

The Fuzz headed back to camp, and a bit of lunch.

After that it was pretty much just hanging out.