At six twenty the driveway alert went off, THREE times.  I was up and off to the races.  I checked out the driveway and saw NOTHING.  Within a few minutes it went off again and this time when I looked out I saw a HUGE cow moose slipping across the road.  I ran for my new camera but by the time I got back upstairs she was gone. 

I put on the coffee and worked on the puzzle thinking that Darrell would be up any minute.  It wasn’t until after seven that I heard footsteps announcing his arrival.  We worked on the puzzle and talked until nine when Judith joined us.

Derrick, our plumber, arrived at nine to tackle a list of things including putting in the propane conversion kit into the stove in our bedroom.  He saw a good sized black bear between the gate and the shed on his way in.  Darrell and I grabbed the camera and hopped on the Polaris and made several passes without seeing any four legged critters. 

Darrell and I decided to play a round of golf in Smithers and left at ten thirty.  We checked in got our cart and went to the range to hit a bucket of balls.  Our tee off time was at twelve and when we got to the first tee there wasn’t a sole in sight.  We teed off and made the round in three and a half hours.  The closest anyone got was two holes behind us. The weather was perfect and even a little hot at time.  The wind was not existent; just a perfect day for a round of golf.  This was my first round of the year and Darrell hasn’t played in a long while and it showed.  I shot an even ONE HUNDRED and Darrell shot !!&. 

We were back by four and I blasted over to the garden to get the greenhouses open.  They were at a sweltering one hundred and ten degrees.  Once I got them open I picked up a load of water and turned on the sprinklers in the big greenhouse. 

Halibut and prawns were on the menu with Judith doing the heavy lifting and I cooked the prawns and halibut.  The only thing that could have made it better would have been a fresh salad out of the garden but we didn’t have the energy to make one more trip.

It was a wonderful warm evening and after dinner we decided to play Pegs and Jokers out on the deck.  We only played one game before it got a little buggy and chilly.  We played partners and Judith and Jude kicked our butts.

It looks like the weather at Rupert is going to be a little iffy and we’ve decided to show Darrell and Judy Salmon Glacier.  I have been there many times but love to show people this wonderful, special spot.  We’ll drive up Wednesday, spend the night, and drive back Thursday.