quick entry

 was packing this evening.  i feel i have both over packed and totally forgotten stuff.  that first camp trip of the summer, always feel you have to get the glitches out.

 have done so much camping that it's sort of done by memory. no list this trek.  we shall see.  it's a short trip and my friends will no doubt have what i forget.  i have underwear and tp so i should be okay, right.  haha.

 prep day today, walked with TO out at Prospect heights.  it was sunny out, but also with some scattered sprinkles off and on through the day.

 they were here again working on the fence repair/replace.  i have a little metal fence up. so far the pups have shown zero interest in knocking it over, though they totally could very easily.  hope all is well with them while i'm away.  always so hard to leave them. i get a bit too dependent on them i know.

 they are pretty lovable though.

 watched, "Hacksaw Ridge" the other night.  good movie, lots of violence and dead bodies and bodies being blown up.  just not an easy movie to watch for me.   being single i find movies like this spook me and sleep can be tough. it's based on a true story.  amazingly brave man.  all of them brave while no doubt being terrified, knowing how difficult the job that was placed on them, watching all the young dead men brought back from where they were being sent.  brutal.

 that this one man, without a gun as he refused to touch one, went back over and over through the night saving man after man.  brave and crazy.  i'm sure there were many extremely grateful men and their families. war is hell and should be avoided at all costs.  it's serious stuff.  too much death on all sides. 

 back to sweet puppies.

 shouldn't have too much to do in the morning.  the tough part is getting myself up and moving.  even harder leaving the pups for the weekend.  knowing they will be giving me that look...why aren't we going with you. 

 get some sleep.  relax and get moving tomorrow.  at least i'm not driving so i can cat nap in the back i think. 

 finally changed the battery in the chirping smoke detector....didn't want to leave the pet sitter with that noise.  it was driving me nuts too. 

 the pups never paid any attention to it, which is great, Baby Huey used to go into a total meltdown with those chirps. i had friends over once and we were playing pool.  at some point someone said my dog was having a seizure....he wasn't, he was just shaking in fear because of the chirp that started.

 here is to a fun and safe weekend paddle. 

grateful for:  A.  the ability and health to be able to venture out B. my sweet pups, though i'll miss them terribly. c.  walrus, i'll miss checking into the walrus cam this weekend too