Sept 1st to 3rd

Sept 1st was a nice day sunny about 17c (63F), the remainder of the campers left today after doing an excellent job of cleaning up. Kate and Bryan came over to pay for the last day and let us know that were leaving us a tip, a various selection of our favourite adult beverage. Wow we had not expected that and thanked them very much to which they replied, “No problem, you went out of your way to look after us and very much appreciate all the extra work you did”. They also left the empties behind for recycle, so another few dollars for us, overall they left a good-sized tip! By the time everyone left it was around 3:00 pm, we did a walk-a-bout and were very impressed, no cigarette butts, bottles, cans etc. left around the shelter, at the group fire pit or in the campsites. This group was lots of fun, very organized and clean! Many said they would be back next year and we sure will be happy to see them here again.
Woody and I took Oreo for a nice walk/play as she has been tied up whenever we were outside, too many people and dogs, she just cannot refrain from wanting to greet anyone that comes near the fifth wheel, which would be fine except she still has not learned that jumping on people is not an appropriate greeting. The rest of the afternoon and evening passed very quickly, Woody doing some tasks at the Gun/Archery range and me doing my usual house type tasks. After all the excitement and fun during the long weekend with family and the wedding group, we appreciate having our 216-acre back yard to ourselves once again.

Sept 2nd
A little warmer today 20c (68F) and as soon as the sun warmed up the day nicely we went out and sorted the bottles/cans/juice containers, etc. for recycle, loaded them and Woody made a trip to the bottle depot in Onoway, taking along our own recycle items. Took a little time but the effort is well worth it, other than the monetary value, we feel it is important to recycle all we can, keeps our landfills from filling up so quickly, if every person just did that much it would go a long ways to improve the environment we live in. Josie dropped over to collect campground fees and asked if I would do her a favour, set up a raffle ticket template so she could get them printed and have them ready to distribute to members at the Sept 9th General Meeting, of course I will, no problem. Josie does not have the computer skills (does not like working on computers) and the person who normally does it for her is not available. Woody came home grabbed some lunch and went off to the Gunn/Archery Range to accomplish some tasks that needed doing before the meeting. I had the tickets ready for printing when he returned which was good, as he is my proof-reader, all was okay so I called Josie that the ticket template was ready, she was surprised and very pleased the template was ready to go, she will stop in tomorrow morning and pick it up.
We spent the rest of the day doing odd chores, walking Oreo and we went down to the range to shoot bows for a while. The peep site on my bow just does not want to settle down every time I draw it Woody has to adjust it for me before I shoot. Decided that we would get a different peep installed, I was shooting well though, getting nice groups, it is fun, and good exercise using muscles in a different way than I normally would.

Sept 3rd
Today is cool, high of 15c (60F), coolest day we have had since all our nice hot weather in August. We are expecting a group this weekend and Woody is working on the trails, some have been too wet, and the grass so long it is a challenge getting them cut, he also removing deadfall from the trails. I am busy creating a list of needed items for Imrie Park as requested by Josie, as well as a list of all tasks completed at the park this year, which will be used as part of her report she sends to Alberta Sport, Recreation Parks and Wildlife Foundation. I am compiling some information for Woody to present at the General Meeting Sept 9th and a list of needed items for the Gun/Archery Range for presentation at the meeting. Woody went over all the information, adding information, proof-reading, etc. during the evening. Archery hunting season opened today but he decided not to go out, had too much to accomplish before the meeting. We spent time outside playing with Oreo, too cool to sit out so we came in early spending a quiet evening.