July 15

What a fantastic day! In the morning Kristy and I journaled together and then spent some time relaxing before cleaning up the house in preparation for Ginger’s arrival. Kristy vacuumed and mopped while I finished stocking the jar shelf. This took us until noon. 

In the afternoon we decided to go hammocking in the woods around main camp. We picked a spot right next to the bluff where we could see across the strait. The sky was a piercing blue with white, puffy clouds floating across and the strait was tinged with the occasional white cap. It was incredibly rejuvenating to hear the waves and wind and see the dappled sunlight through the pine needles. Kristy and I ended up hammocking for two hours while we talked about life. 

Kristy and I hammocking on the bluff.

When we got back Kristy wanted to play with the chickens some more, so we took Lucy out of the chicken pen and played with her awhile. We ended up taking her to the beach to look for potato bugs, which are tiny crustacean-like creatures that hop around on the rocks. This was amusing for a time, but it got cooler as the wind picked up so we headed up for dinner. In addition, Ginger did not come back today, so we didn’t need to wait at the beach anyway.

Kristy and I made acorn squash, salad, and reheated piroc. It was fun to relax and eat outside on the deck for a change. In the evening we both went down to the boathouse to piddle around with arts and crafts before calling it a night.