Shag Sunset

After the morning hunt, Harlan went to the river for trout to complete the daily cast and blast. Dad and I trolled around the lake. Warm and calm. We caught a bunch of undersized pike, and one beautiful sunset.

Apres Hunt - Day 1

Final Tally: Four grouse flushed. One shot fired in anger.

No animals were harmed in the filming of this blog.

Grouse 4
Hunters 0

Game one to the grouse. Stay tuned.

After a hot hunt, a dog needs to cool off.

It is hard work finding bird for these guys.

The Gryff mobile blog has arrived

Lil' camp color

Awaiting the arrival of HDW Mobile Blog

Blog collision is imminent. He should arrive well ahead of the rain.

Fishing expedition - first fall pike

Dad caught the first pike while trolling. A bit undersized, but it was the best catch of the day. We fished Mitchell, caught some bluegill, that was about it. Warm and windy today.

Shag Sunrise

We have wood.

Left a message for Dale Barnett at 9. He returned the call at 10. By 2 he and his wife were here unloading 2 cords. He is the most reliable guy in the UP. After we unloaded the pickup, we sat on the deck and drank a bud. He is an interesting guy. Navy man and Vietnam vet.

HW wants to move the stack into thewoodshed. I'll wait until he gets here.

More importantly, we can immediately return to our profligate wood-burning, global-warming-inducing ways.

NOTE: Verizon is refusing to accept mms uploads from my TREO now,even though it worked yesterday. So I am back to the old technique of downloading images and posting from my laptop. This means less timely but better quality pictures.

First catch

...of the fall trip

Not happy about this

The boat was not pulled out. It is full of stagnant water and stuck in the mud.

Morning at Shag

arrive at O:DARK:30 last night. Camp looked good. Got a fire going with barely adequate kindling. Watched the Packers lose on Sunday night football.

It is a bit early for color, started but not peaked yet. Maple tree on south has turned. Maple tree by lake has not.

Escanaba

And pasties.

Michigan

Green Bay

Usually it smells really bad here, but the lingering stench of the Bears loss to TB was so bad I did not notice as we drove through.

Rolling thru Milwaukee...

The day after the Cubs clinched their division over the Milwaukee Brewers.

The Brewers suck.

Midway

... And the mandatory Chicago hot dog on landing.

Enroute

I got the coveted seat 12F

The only SouthWest seat with first class leg room.

Some reading material for the flight.

I think Freddoso is the author that the Obama campaign asked supporters to shout down at a WGN interview. Attempting to intimidate, shout down, and silence critics is all part of the "new politics" that Barack Obama represents I guess. I never would have heard of this guy or this book otherwise. Because of that publicity, I decided to pay full retail for his book in the airport newstand. Hat tip to the Obama campaign for calling it to my attention.

SFO heading to Chicago

Then driving north to Michigan tomorrow. The usual News stand shot... Only one story today.

Around the mark

And heading back.

Racing

Sort of.

The market is going to hell...

....and the politicians are lying through their teeth.

We are going sailing.

Sigrid and I join Jim and Deb aboard Morpheus at the Richmond Yacht Club for the Wednesday Beer Can Race..

Team Erickson Golfing in Sweden

Golf buddies Roy and Steven are in Sweden. I told them to send me pictures. I was looking for validation of the above poster, which was prominently displayed on the Morpheus during my cruise back from Hawaii.

Instead they sent me pictures and video of them golfing, then demanded I post them on my blog.

What is wrong with these people?

Apres-Museums

After visiting three museums ending up with the Frida Kahlo exhibit at SF MOMA, we walked across the street to Yerba Buena Gardens and finished the day at "B" for happy hour and oysters.

Great day.

Then to the SF MOMA for Frida

We finished the day at the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art to see the Frida Kahlo exhibit. It was great.

Photos are not allowed in the Kahlo exhibit, but pictures of this installation in the Contemporary China Art exhibit next door was fine.

We didn't ask if it was ok to take pictures of this one.

Next the de Young Museum in Golden Gate Park

Where we checked out the Chihuly glass exhibition.

It was impressive.

Our local SF Chronicle art critic hated it. But his view was not unanimous.

Today Sigrid and I are touring three art museums

We started at the Legion of Honor, where they were showing three large Chihuly glass installations.

My winnings!

19th hole

Unbelivable:
MW - 91 45 46
RE - 91 47 44
SE - 91 44 47

I had 9 skins Roy had 8

After hitting it over the road

We find stevens ball back on the course. How does that happen?

Blackberry snack on 17

Tradiional 17th portrait

Roys 4th shot

To the par 3 16th

Steven on 16th tee

My tee shot on 13

At the turn

SE - 44
MW - 45
RE - 47
after I 4 putt 9

But I am now in balance, with the final ingredient - beer.

Out of the trap on 8

To 14 inches and a par

Roy avoids a dick out...

...on 8.

Barely.

My drive on 7

The next ingredient to

maintain balance on the course - nicotine. On seven. I got the skins on 6.

Roys swing on 6

We have 3 skin riding on this hole

I got a little trouble on 4

didn't take the drop. Double boge.

Roy tees off on 3

Golf is a game of balance.

Chemical balance.
Fitrst - caffeine and ibu ....

Live blogging Lincoln

Me v. Team Erickson II

only fog in bay area is here.