Kinda liked the slow day yesterday…
Sunny was right (funny, I haven’t known her that long, but I find myself saying that a lot): it was too early to label yesterday an “uninteresting and dull” day.
Got a little more research done for my trip to Chicago in July (I think I’ve found everything I can at this stage), read the conclusion & re-read the intro of the book I need to review (figure now I just read a chapter a day & re-read it in MA & I’ll be ready to review), did the laundry, & cleaned the front porch.
After dinner hubby wanted to go to the beach to swim (brrr…), so we picked a nice one that’s up the Keweenaw about 45 minutes. He swam while I walked. Then we went to Mount Brockway to watch the sunset, but he was freezing (the water’s really too cold for swimming, but he likes it that way), so we took a quick walk around the observation lot & headed home while the sun was still out.
On the ride up we saw a bunch of deer, which is fairly typical (and terrifying since they’re all over the roads). But as we came down Brockway, we rounded a corner & I thought, “wow, what’s that giant dog doing way out here?” Turns out, the giant dog was a black bear. We only caught a glimpse since the car scared him/her away, but s/he was beautiful!
What a wonderful way to end a pretty damn fine day.
Only now I’m sad. I’ll have to leave here on Sunday to drive back home so I can catch a flight out on Tuesday to MA to help my mom move into a new condo. Then, a week later, I’ll be back in Detroit & heading to Chicago. I’ll be gone like 3 freakin’ weeks total! This is the longest separation from hubby since he moved to Detroit last summer & I hate missing 3 weeks up here. But there’s nothing to do about it, I guess. Although…I get back from Boston around 2 on July 2nd, so if I left right from the airport, I could be back in the UP a short 10 hours later, stay until the 5th when I’d have to drive down to Chicago. I’m actually considering this…
Okay, it’s hot out there today, but there appears to be a nice breeze. I need to get running so I can get back here & get some work done. I need to get running…clearly I’m not in the mood for this today. 
Breakfast: hb egg
Lunch: salad, & leftover beets
Dinner: summer sausage, zucchini, peas, onions & tomatoes, over polenta (inspired by getupnow who always has something fun planned for dinner…was big hit, hubby had two bowls!)
Snack: bunch of tea & .5 oz cheddar with 20 pretzels.
Exercise: .5 hour walk with hubby. Blew off the run, but I really have to do it tomorrow!
Wow, your day did get interesting. A bear???
A bear? How cool and scary at the same time. Must’ve been and awesome sight. I remember once I was on the roads rather early and drove past a cemetery. Two WOLVES, we crossing the street. I kid you not. I was like holy s*&@. Too cool!