Fathers' Day

Ken got several phone calls today wishing him a happy Father's Day. It's good to hear from everyone and brightened his day.

We took a day off our sightseeing today to rest up and attend to some things around the rig. It was another hot day and windy enough that we couldn't leave the awning out. We haven't been hanging around here in the afternoons, but soon discovered that it gets really hot.

We got ready to grill some salmon but then realized that the wind was blowing too hard to keep the little grill lit, so we decided to go into town and eat dinner in air conditioning. We decided to make it an anniversary dinner, since our 13th anniversary is tomorrow. Moab doesn't offer much beyond burgers and pizza and steak, so we decided to go to Pasta Jay's. We got air conditioning, but also a screaming baby at the next table. I felt sorry for the young parents, and not too happy for us either, but finally they picked the child up and things got a bit quieter.

The salads with Gorgonzola cheese and balsamic vinaigrette were delicious, the chicken stuffed portabella with spinach was very rich and very good, and the turtle cheesecake was smooth and creamy. Afterward we decided to stroll around Moab for a bit and soon found ourselves descending some steps into a garden area. A path led from it into a park, so of course we followed it and found ourselves in a green wooded area watered by the two creeks for which the park is named.

In a moment we heard a very noisy bird and soon caught sight of it, hopping around in a tree and really making a racket. It was a large black and white bird which we later identified as a Black-Billed Magpie. We could hear some peeping that sounded like nestlings, and then another adult chimed in. Soon Ken spotted a cat on the ground and we surmised that the parents were trying to chase the cat away. As soon as the cat saw us, it left.


We played Rummikub again this evening. We started outside at the picnic table, since it was cooler there, but after a bit the mosquitoes drove us indoors. I managed to win three out of three. Ken said not to let it happen again...