The beginning of Sunday evening's full eclipse of the blood moon

September 28, 2015 - Monday morning
59 degrees/partly cloudy/breezy
Pentoga Road

It appears Indian Summer is going to depart with a vengeance later today or tonight. Tomorrow's highs are forecast in the mid to low fifties while the lows flirt with below freezing temperatures. We can't complain. It's been a beautiful late summer/early fall.

I was working in the shop Sunday morning when Yooper Brother Mark called and asked if we wanted to ride to Rhinelander with them for the day; no particular reason, just a nice day to knock around, do a bit of shopping, and a great excuse to enjoy the beautiful weather. Sargie was in and out of the shower in a jiffy and we were soon on our way to town to meet Mark and Sheri.

Looks like a meeting of the minds over a bin of cast metal cars. I think Sheri was purchasing some to be used as Christmas presents for her nephew.

We laughed and talked and talked, then talked some more. But mostly, we laughed.

You're seeing it right. That's Sargie pushing Mark in a kiddy-cart.

I was shocked to see that several stores already have out their Christmas decorations.

Sargie's registering to win a new side-by-side ATV. Somehow they missed our names in last month's drawing for a new Ford Mustang.

We arrived home last evening with a truck full of groceries and other valuable goodies like a couple of ice fishing clearance items left over from last year. 

When in Packer Country...

It's been a while since we've had such a fun day of doing nothing.

Sargie opens this morning, but since it's a doctor's day, it will be 7 or later this evening before she walks out of the Vision Center. 

I'm going to continue in the shop. Rain is forecast and the temperatures are to drop throughout the day. The Green Bay game is on ESPN tonight and we don't get that with our television satellite package, so I'll be hoofing into Mark and Sheri's later this afternoon. Sargie will drive directly there after work and Sheri said she's going to make pizza. As I told Mark, I'd walk ten miles any ol' day for one of Sheri's homemade pizzas. 

A new walking/biking path, the Apple Blossom Trail, was just completed last week that begins a mile from here and stretches all the way into Iron River. It's paved, landscaped, and eight-feet wide. The funny thing is that it lies just one block from Mark and Sheri's house. I've been meaning to walk the trail in it's entirety. Tonight's game is the perfect excuse!

Time to get Sargie's lunch packed and breakfast prepared. After all, a man's work is never done.

So are the tales from Pentoga Road...