The End of Summer is Near

I returned to Lake Wenatchee State Park on Sunday afternoon.  It was the last day of summer heat and fun at the beach.  There are barely a handful of campers this evening so I practiced my flute outside.

My sister made this quilt for us 15 years ago.  It's is perfect for camping
in the woods in our 5th wheel.

After Labor Day, the Camp Store is only open on weekends.
This guy scored the last of the cotton candy ice cream.

The vine maples are becoming flaming red.

The Party Animals are still around.  For some reason, campers
found it necessary to tip the picnic table on it's side.

Sonny was talking to our "boss", Roger one morning last week, in our campsite
 when a little body fell to the ground.  Apparently,  a crow was having a
chipmunk breakfast but dropped his catch.

The Dog Bite.  Dog owners are always on our hit list.  More often than not, in spite of
the "keep your dog leashed" rule, they are not.  Sonny and I were cleaning a
campsite Sunday morning when a dog charged around behind me and got my calf good.
Rabies shots were double checked and the owner got 2 tickets!!! She was apologetic but
said she didn't know the rules.  Where ever she camped, she said she was allowed
to have the dog running free.  Yeah, sure!

Last warm day of summer at the beach.

So pretty and peaceful. 

I never did get to try the paddle board.  The lake was flat calm
today.  I should have made the move.

View from our window.  The colors are impressive.

Is this your seaplane?  It's a battery powered, remote controlled toy that
was found floating in the river near the boat launch. Come get it!

Only 4 campsites used last night.  Now, we have time to fix
the things that don't get done on a day to day basis.  We
cleaned fire pits on the beach and in the group camp area.
Sonny is tightening the chain on this table. Tree pruning
is the next activity.

Campers left this table centerpiece.

In the Fall, the Forest Service conducts control burns of the underbrush but in a
community that has had too many close calls with forest fires, many are nervous.  This
smoke is 5 miles away but it filled the valley in Plain since the wind wasn't blowing.

Some many pretty leaves to capture.

It's in the 60s today but no wind.  Great day for one last kayak paddle.