Today is a unpleasant...

day.  We are having rain (just enough to spoil things), wind and in selected areas of the state, thunder storms and large hail.  It appears that the worst is going to pass us by.  We are not disappointed.

Yesterday was High School graduation and we had pleasant weather.  The tradition here is for the students (parents) to have receptions in their home or rent one of the 'halls' in town after the ceremony.  There is plenty of food and lots of people at each reception.  Most folks seem to spend some time at each event to sample the food and congratulate the student(s) and move on to the next.  I said 'students(s)' because two or more may join together at a single place for their reception.  Some of the receptions can be somewhat extravagant.  Pat went to a couple.  I elected to stay home and avoid the crowds.

RE: 5/16/ blog; The state park was lovely, on a river, and we will be going there for the meeting.  While Pat meets, I'll fish.  http://www.parkrec.nd.gov/parks/falsp/history.htm
We called the State Park folks to get a campsite at the campgrounds in Bismarck.  Absolutely none available.  Plan B: We have reservations at a KOA nearby. http://www.koa.com/where/nd/34104/ KOA is a national chain of franchise campgrounds.  They are usually very pleasant places to stay.  They are also somewhat more expensive than other places.  I'll miss the fishing.  This is our first outing of the year.  I'm sure there will be things to deal with after a winter of storage that I am not aware of now.

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