daily slice-of-life photo blog of a Gen-X dad
This evening we went to the stadium to see Koa’s band compete again. Instead of the regular photo, I wanted to look for some other kind of story to tell. Luckily, right in front of us, was a mother and daughter watching the band perform. I thought it was a nice shot. 😊
Returning home from our recent camping trip, I discovered that I had gotten bitten many more times that I thought. At the campsite I had 2 fire ant bites, but I just counted that I have a total of about 45 bites! Last night I had a hard time sleeping because my legs were so itchy… it was horrible. And on this afternoon’s neighborhood run, when the sun hit my legs, the bug bites felt like they were on fire. It was a weird sensation.
I’m not sure if the newly discovered bites are from fire ants or some other bug, but they look, feel, and itch like fire ant bites. The mysterious thing is that I didn’t feel anything biting me, so that leads me to believe they are maybe flea bites that I received when I went on the morning bicycle ride.
As I write this in the evening, the itchiness has died down and I’m looking forward to these welts to be gone.
We woke up early to catch the sunrise, but heavy cloud-cover prevented us from seeing it rise above Lake Somerville. However, when it finally appeared a bit higher in the sky, it was beautiful!
My friend Také and I went for a short bike ride around the camp area on the hike and bike trails and saw a bunch of deer, rode through numerous spiderwebs, and worked up a good appetite for breakfast later on. I let him ride Mango, which is has front suspension, trigger-shifters, and a more upright riding position, while I rode Rossa which has no suspension, has a more aggressive position, and friction shifters.
It was so much fun, but I blew it and forgot to bring the GoPro for the ride! 😒 Man, I suck! Also, Rossa had a flat front tire when we got back to camp. Double-bummer.
But the ride was awesome so it’s all good!
Today we did an overnight camp at Lake Somerville State Park to celebrate our friend’s birthday. I haven’t been car-camping in a while so it was extra fun. Not worrying about pack weight like you do when you are backpacking felt like a luxury, and we took advantage of it by bringing a huge tent, cooler filled with beverages, my big tripod, as well as two bicycles and fishing gear.
It was a lot of fun hanging out around the grill (we made burgers!), eating and drinking, and even taking photos of the stars. Definitely a great evening!
It’s already October 8th… What happened to September? And August? The months are just flying by…
Tonight on the way back from the stadium where we watched the marching band perform, we took a detour to look at some of the incredible Halloween decorations. So fun! In comparison, all we have so far is a couple of small pumpkins inside… sad! 😆
