On The Road Friday ~ Bass Lake, Rusk County, Wisconsin

 Welcome to On The Road Friday!

We are going to take a little trip to Bass Lake in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Bass Lake is  a fun lake for canoeing, kayaking, and swimming.

My favorite thing to do is canoe Bass Lake. 

The lake has many islands to explore.

 The call of the  Common Loon.

Have you ever heard a Common Loon?

Click the above video if you have not heard a Common Loon.

This is a well done video of the beauty and mystery of the call.

 

  

Common Loons are one of my favorite water birds.

I still remember the fist time I heard a Loon call out. It chilled me to the bone.

Do you have a bird call or animal call that you will never forget first hearing?

Thank you for coming along today to Bass Lake in Rusk County, Wisconsin.

Have a great weekend.

Carla

 

It is a Captain America Hodgepodge

It is Wednesday and that means it is time for the Hodgepodge!

Joyce asks the questions.

We answer the questions.

Click here to join the fun! 

1. How did you welcome the month of July, and tell us one fun thing you did to celebrate the 4th. (or the weekend for any non-USA residents playing along today)

We traveled to spend the weekend with family.

We played a ton of games.

Ate fun summer food.

And enjoyed fireworks. 

 2. Right now..what's your favorite red thing? white thing? blue thing?

My favorite red thing right now...my red geranium

My favorite white thing right now...is our little kitten Catsby.

My favorite blue thing right now...fresh blueberries.

   3. Wave the white flag, raise a red flag, fly your freak flag...which 'flag' have you flown most recently? Explain. 

I would have to say the white flag. 

I had to surrender my opinion to someone .

 

4. According to Cond Nast Traveler these are the seven best places to visit in July-

a boat safari in Botswanna's Okavango Delta, Riviera Maya Mexico (it's whale shark season and apparently you can swim with them), Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons, Pamploma Spain, St. Petersburg Russia, the Fuji Rock Festival at Mount Naeba Japan, the Salzburg Festival in Salzburg Austria

If time and money weren't factors would you want to see any/all of these? Which would you most like to see and why? 

 

I would like to visit the following... 

Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons

St. Petersburg, Russia

Salzburg Festival in Salzburg, Austria

 

On the top of the list...is Salzburg Festival in Salzburg, Austria.

Why? I think it would simply be amazing.

 

 

5. Grilled cheese, pimento cheese, or mac and cheese...your favorite from the cheesy treats listed? 

 

Grilled Cheese

 

As a Wisconsin girl I also have to add .... Cheese Curds!!!

 

 6. What makes you sweat? 

 

Summer in Wisconsin = Humidity

Humidity makes me sweat!

 

 
7. Your favorite movie with a 'patriotic' theme of some sort?

 

 

I love Captain America.

 

 8. Insert your own random thought here. 

 

Prayer Request

A dear friend of ours is ill. He has been in and out of the hospital for the last month. 

We are praying for wisdom for the medial staff to diagnosis what is wrong.

At this time the what is wrong is not clear.

 

Thank You

 

Happy 4th of July

You have to love a nation that celebrates its independence every July 4, not with a parade of guns, tanks, and soldiers who file by the White House in a show of strength and muscle, but with family picnics where kids throw Frisbees, the potato salad gets iffy, and the flies die from happiness.  You may think you have overeaten, but it is patriotism.  ~Erma Bombeck

Happy 4th of July