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Show ussmm ----- y Marcella Walker These are the lazy days of Summer! I love it! On Friday of last week my husband and I went for a drive and ended up at the boat harbor in Provo. We parked the car and walked over to the area where the boats are launched. We found a picnic table with a roof above it to keep the sun off and sat down. We ended up staying for quite a while because it was peaceful, rather quiet, and had lots for us to look at. Because it was Friday, quite a few people came down to the lake to go boating or to just enjoy the sunshine. Boat after boat was backed up to the water's edge and unfastened from the trailer and then pushed into the water. There were single boaters along with large families, groups of friends, and a few lone fishermen set off for a good day's catch. Overhead, interesting small planes, some trainer planes, flew past on their way to the airport. Close to the shore where we were sitting, two mallard ducks, one a male and one a female, set up for a little rest after swimming for some distance in the open water to reach the shoreline and possible food. All of the people, and even the ducks, seemed to be having a great time. I asked my husband what it would be like there on the weekend when more people had the weekend off. "Mayhem," he answered. It won't be long until Summer will be over and the children will go back to school and we will all get out of the warm routine and plan for football and cold weather. My husband and I were talking the other day about taking a Fall excursion to Washington and Oregon. That really sounds like a treat if we can work it in, what with BYU football games and all coming up. If you are like us at all, you know being on the elderly side and all that, it is fun to get out and do some traipsing all over the Utah area. There is so much to see right close and it beats the heck out of staying home all the time. I am not a good stay-at-homer! I have mentioned that before and talked about some places we have discovered. Even though our little trip to Provo Boat Harbor was not far away, we enjoyed it. There are many other fun places around to visit in the Summertime. I hope you are trying some, too. Good suggestions are to go where it is not too hot. It is not good to plan a trip to Arizona this time of year, if you have a choice. Nevada is not a good idea either. Idaho is fine, Yellowstone is not too far, Oregon and Washington are great and they do not get too hot as a general rule, but they do have moisture near the coast which can affect some people. You'll find your skin is softer there in those more moist climates and the nights are nice. In addition, the scenery is breathtaking, especially in the forests and on the coastline. Try to get off the main highways and see America from the country roads where there is so much more to look at and it also takes away anxiety, pressures, and other things which drive us up the wall and keep us in a rut. One thing I have learned as I have gotten older and don't have as much energy as I used "BLAB" continued on Page 5 "Blab" continued from Page 2 to have is that change is as good as a rest and we all could stand some change in our lives. So if you have been thinking of going somewhere, doing something different, and havingan enjoyable end of Summer vacation, think of places you would like to visit and then go ahead and make the plans to go. You may have arthritis or something to keep you from it later, so do it now! Hope to see you along the way! |
