It's thundering and wind is blowing.....
and we are under another severe thunderstorm watch.
Oooh, my favorite! Storms at night. I suppose I will live.

Another trip on the Wisconsin River has come and gone, this time with 11 kids (and two counselors) from an unnamed very affluent neighborhood in the suburbs of Chicago.

For the love of god, parents of the universe! Please teach your children how to communicate effectively with one another. Teach your children the meaning of respect for each other. These 12 & 13 year old boys and girls communicated by complaining, criticizing, yelling and being downright mean to each other. I'm pretty sure they had no idea that the world did not revolve around them.

But anyway, the weather was beautiful, a few of the kids were really sweet, and I enjoyed spending another great night on the river.

I snapped a few more pictures, and this time I didn't erase them.






Oh yea! Ok, so you are not going to believe me, but there is a mountain lion that has been hanging around the Hog's Back. Really! Well, I don't have any visual proof, but I have heard it cry twice and so have others. Upon a little research, Mom found a link to the vocals of a cougar. I listened to the .wav files, and realized that I have been hearing this animal chirping for weeks. Now there is a possibility this is a bobcat (or something else,) but the cougar sounds sound more accurate.

WI just became a little cooler. :)