Well, our first euchre party at the newly refurbished club house was quite a success! Pat Ousley, the event organizer, has already scheduled the next euchre get together, Friday July 19th. This is the night before the annual hog roast. No need to RSVP, just show up. You can bring your own snacks and beverage, but there's always plenty to go around. See you on the 19th at 6!
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Boat. Check. Vessel safety decal. Check. Tube, water skis, wakeboard. Check. Okay, I'm ready! Wait. What the heck is going on with the weather?! I just can't catch a break with getting out on the boat. The weekend rolls around and what? Raining. Flooded. Yikes! Bad karma? Seize the day, folks. We are half way through June already. Kind of missing the days when it was hot enough to, you know, get in the lake. Everyone take a moment and watch a sunset. Or sunrise. They are amazing.
Okay, see this nice looking set of boat docks to the left here? Well, don't you think our boat club docks should look like this? Nice.... Those of us still working every year on our docks, either painting or adding barrels, etc., would love to see all our docks looking the same without the "rag tag" look they're currently sporting. Who wouldn't, right? In fact, it appears you can actually fit TWO boats in each slip. The docks also ride up and down based on lake levels. And, wait for it....they don't need swing arms or braces!! Anyway, I have no problem in paying my part of the price it would take to be able to dock in one of these beauties. Or, the Club can purchase them and we can "rent to buy", or lease them from the Club. Very nice! All in favor of looking into the possibility of having these to dock in, please say "AYE!" Please let our Commodore know your thoughts on this topic, at your earliest convenience. Let's see if we can make this happen. Okay, granted more than just "April showers" going on here. With all these unusual storms and weather, we might possibly have a little "global warming" thrown in to boot! We should always make it a point to pay attention to the weather. Flooding 101: When it rains a lot, there is a very good chance we'll have flooding at the local rivers and lakes. (1+1 = 2.) So, please, during the year, if you are storing your boat or pontoon in the club area close to the lake, pay attention to the lake level. If you go to the club website, click on the hyperlink to the left that says "Pleasant Hill Lake Level." It's on the website for you. "One of the most beautiful sights of spring is the blossoming of the Cherry Trees in the Washington D.C. Mall area. Gotta be a story in here somewhere, right? You betcha! On this day in 1912 Helen Taft, wife of President William Taft, and the Viscountess Chinda, wife of the Japanese ambassador, plant two Yoshina cherry trees on the northern bank of the Potomac River, near the Jefferson Memorial. The event was held in celebration of a gift, by the Japanese government, of 3,020 cherry trees to the U.S. government. Helen Taft had lived in Japan while her husband was president of the Philippine Commission, and knew of the beauty of cherry blossoms. After learning of the first lady's interest, the Japanese consul in New York suggested making a gift of the trees to the U.S. government from the city of Tokyo. In January 1910, 2,000 Japanese cherry trees arrived in Washington from Japan but had fallen prey to disease during the journey. In response, a private Japanese citizen donated the funds to transport a new batch of trees, and 3,020 specimens were taken from the famous collection on the bank of the Arakawa River in Adachi Ward, a suburb of Tokyo. In March 1912, the trees arrived in Washington, and on March 27 the first two trees were planted along the Potomac River's Tidal Basin in a formal ceremony. The rest of the trees were then planted along the basin, in East Potomac Park, and on the White House grounds. The blossoming trees proved immediately popular with visitors to Washington's Mall area, and in 1934 city commissioners sponsored a three-day celebration of the late March blossoming of the trees, which grew into the annual Cherry Blossom Festival. AND, in a historic twist of irony, what most of us didn’t know was that after World War II, cuttings from Washington's cherry trees were sent back to Japan to restore the Tokyo collection that was decimated by American bombing attacks during the war. The circle of life." - Robert Ricigliano, US Wealth Management Merrill Lynch. Okay, yes I slipped away for a week to Florida. So, sue me. I have a friend who invited me down for a week to St. Augustine Florida. And well, I love the beach. I love the water. Especially when our own lovely Ohio has had one snow storm after another. So, I packed a bag and off I drove straight through until I showed up at her door. There was lots of fun places to see, and things to do, and, of course, restaurants to eat at. And, it just happened to be Bike Week, so we spent a whole day at Daytona Beach, and even that was fun. You really can't go wrong with a winter visit to Florida. Woo hoo! So, here is just one of the many places I visited near St. Augustine. This is a view from the top of the Ponce Inlet lighthouse. You can see lots of boats in the marina below. (I bet they don't have to winterize their boats.) Think Spring!!! It starts tomorrow! Ground Hog Day - 6 more weeks of winter. Hey, we can do this, right? We have lots to do before boating season. I was just reading about this ground hog day thing that is so popular here in the Midwest. It's not something you really dwell on when you're living in California. You know? We never had to go South for the winter. But I sure get it now! Living in Ohio has made me more aware of the weather changes out here. I "really" understand the whole counting down to Spring. Yes, yes I do. Six more weeks. Psssst.... six more weeks regardless of whether or not he sees his shadow or not. Here is just a little background on the ground hog day experience. Stay warm and enjoy: Started in Punxsutawney, Pennsylvania, in 1887; tradition says that if the groundhog comes out of his hole after a long winter sleep and sees his shadow, then it is six more weeks of bad weather; if it is a cloudy, shadow-less day, then spring is near.
January 17-21st. Nice road trip to Cleveland for those of you ready for Spring and boating. You may want to reach out to a few fellow members and have lunch afterwards. This event is scheduled over the upcoming 3 day weekend, so lots of planning options.
http://www.clevelandboatshow.com/midam-features.shtml Well, we've all made it through the first big snow fall for the 2012-2013 winter season. Right? If you love the outdoors, now is the time to get out and enjoy the winter season whether it be hiking, skiing, hunting, fishing, or bird watching. Boat season will be here before you know it. Take advantage of the boat shows coming up in our fair state (check out the club calendar for events.) Enjoy the winter, but think Spring!
I have a fishing license. Yes, yes I do. It seemed like an important thing to have since I own a boat, don't you think? A few boats are out on the lake and it sure looks peaceful...it must be relaxing to be out on the lake right now with most of the pontoons and power boats put away for the season...like mine. Throwing your line out and waiting for that slight tug of the line... maybe thinking about nothing at all. Yes, seems like these folks out on the lake this time of year have it right. Do we realize how lucky we are to have such a gem this close to home? Somewhere to idle the day? Even if I never get the chance to actually use my fishing license, it's really nice to know I can.
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