If your planning to be outdoors, think of what you will do. I know I want to make myself a sitting area for me to have my coffee and read my emails or play games. Or even catch up on some reading. I know I will be outside enjoying the nice weather and the fresh air. It is always good to be outdoors and be one with nature. Can’t stay inside all day, we all need to be outside at some time. Makes it more special if you make a designated spot to read or sit at. Making it that much more special.
I also love to work outside, but now I have noticed more bees around or just plain old bugs. So makes it more annoying for me to be outside with those too. Or my table has very little shade, making it a hot time to be outside. I need to work on that and make it more shaded so I can enjoy it this year.
I just got a free kids wooden swing set with slide. Have to paint it soon, a pretty purple color. So the grandbabies will spend more time outside also. I thought of this when I was planning to be outdoors.
Thinking of Camping
Have you ever thought about what do you need to just go camping? How long are you planning to go for? A weekend or a week. What will you sleep in and what will you eat? What kind of vehicle do you have to pack all your gear in. I know I have to think about all of this when I go. Now, I have kids’ stuff to worry about also. Which means more gear, more clothes, and more sleeping bags and air mattresses.
I recently wanted to go camping, but we were on an evacuation alert. Because we had a fire that was kinda close. But close enough that if the wind changed, then it would change to an order. So no camping that weekend for us.
We have lots of gear we take tents, air mattresses, blankets, food, bbq, bins( for food), fishing rods, tackle boxes, portable cooking stoves, and camping chairs. With all this, remember this is just the gear. What did we forget? Clothes, so we need backpacks for the clothesx4. We load all this into a truck and have it all tied down so that nothing falls out. I think just getting ready first with the clothes, then the gear. Then while I do that I also think of where I would like to go. Do I need some winter wear or what? Cause mornings and nights get pretty cold.
Sometimes just thinking about going camping gets me tired. So much to think about and pack. Fear that I might have forgotten something also. But this year, we never got to go. We had only gone on a day trip. Which was great, we packed for the day. Had a bbq lunch out there and got some rod fishing in also. Kids got away from their devices and we spent some time together. My grandson and daughter even came with us also. Which made it even that much more special. More memories for us to remember and look back on.
Day Trip Fishing
I love to go fishing and we have many places for us to go when that time comes. I know we used to just grab a fishing rod and go catch some grasshoppers and go fishing. Now, we plan a day ahead and get the grasshoppers first. Decide how many we think we will need, basically how long will we be out there fishing. And we also figure out if we need some snacks or food to eat, cause if we go more then 3 hours we all seem to get hungry. So last time we went and just grabbed some sandwiches and some to go pizzas and some drinks. Then we were able to be out longer and didn’t feel so rushed.
Now depending on what the temperature is outside we may have to get some dew worms instead. So that means a trip to the store and hopefully, it is where we get our snacks. Or if where we are going is far then we would go to a gas station and get some gas and grab some worms. I always try to make sure my phone is charged too. So I can take some pictures of where I am or even of the fish I have caught. Sometimes we catch nothing so it just becomes an exploring trip.
This Year Fishing Maybe Good
I just thought of going fishing this year. I seen the grasshoppers are pretty big now. And that is what we base it on, when you see the grasshoppers hopping it is time to go fishing. I usually will go trout fishing in the creek. With a fishing rod and hook and a bobber to see where my hook is. Good times for me, just need to pick a spot. I think I may want to go to my favorite spot. Down the Duffy near Lillooet B.C. this is a great spot, just near the side of the road. Good spot for fishing and I love it there. Kids not so much so they probably will just stay home. As it is at the side of the road and it is not that safe for kids to be.
So even if it is just a day of fishing. I still need to plan for the day. I need water and snack for me. Need bait for fishing, and my fishing rod needs to be ready also. So I either go with grasshoppers for bait or go buy worms at the store. Depending on what I can catch in the morning. It is a good way for me to relax for the day. I just get disappointed if I don’t get a nibble when I go fishing. Or sometimes it is just too hot to even bother fishing. But I usually still go anyways, as long as I have my water with me.
We even go fishing by the hydro plant, I think that is what it is called. WE did try to do some fishing in Seton Lake. Fishing off the dock there, but no such luck and never caught anything. Not even a little nibble.
We went hiking one day couple weeks ago. We went to Pix Falls and someone there had caught a fish in there. That place I never really thought of fishing there. Cause I would have to carry my fishing rod that far and then go fishing. So idk about that one.
