A Wildflower Morning

We have a new puppy, a Jack Russel Terrier named Cookie.  She is 3 months old, and a gift to us from the man who hit and killed our beloved dog Sammy.  (His mother is a breeder in Northern Idaho.)  She had been with us only 2 nights when we took her camping with us.  She did really well, and spent a lot of time tucked in a life jacket or a back pack.  She didn't really know how to walk on a lead, and she tired out real quickly.  It has now been two weeks since she went camping, and now she has grown a lot, and is a real puppy, chewing on things, making messes and needing lots of training.  She is learning fast, but not fast enough at times for my patience. She is real cute and has some winning ways about her.  Enjoy the photos.

We got to go camping last weekend, our little family, all of us together.  My daughter is home from her summer work.  Her health has improved, though is not perfect.  We went to this beautiful lake on the southern edge of the Alpine Lakes Wilderness Area, north of Cle Elum, WA.  Tucquala Lake refected perfectly the high point of Cathedral Dome into its clear waters.  We took a canoe and a kayak with us and went out for a paddle to the end of the lake, right after breakfast.  What a beautiful way to spend Sabbath.  Enjoy some photos of our trip. Our quiet campsite by Tucquala Lake, WA Kayaker and photographer Dipper or Water Ouzal The Water Ouzal followed us from log to log Every turn in the lake was beautiful. Sister got a turn in the Kayak too. The ducks didn't put up with our approach too long before they flew away. These ducks swam in front of us for a long time before we got close enough to zoom in on them ...

"Father Where Shall I Work Today"   Meade MacGuire "Father, where shall I work today?" And my love flowed warm and free. Then he pointed out a tiny spot and said, "Tend that for me." I answered quickly, "Oh no, not that! Why, no one would ever see, No matter how well my work was done. Not that little place for me." And the word he spoke, it was not stern; He answered me tenderly: "Ah, little one, search that heart of thine; Art thou working for them or for me? Nazareth was a little place, And so was Galilee."