Good morning! Where did July go?

I don’t know, I don’t care I’m on vacation. I have a vague idea that Labor Day Weekend is five weeks away but for now on vacation I refuse to acknowledge that fact. Another beautiful low humidity day in the Finger Lakes before the heat pushes in later in the week.

Mostly sunny ☀ and 60 degrees at the Finger Lakes National Forest. Calm wind. The dew point is 58 degrees.

Nice morning but I already see the clouds pushing in. 🌥 Might be a good afternoon for fishing 🎣. I also need to edit that report for work. That was part of the deal with getting this week off from work – all six days. For two full weekends and the campsite ⛺ that I wanted.

Today I’m sticking around camp, maybe fish Foster or Potomac Ponds, 🎣 do a little hiking, hang out read and listen to podcasts. 📚 My coolers are full after today, so I can make a good lunch and dinner. 🍔 I woke up much too early but I’ve gotten so used to early rising.

That said, I believe vacation need not be rushed 😎 and that’s how I plan to do things this year. Enjoy the nice days, get out and see things but not feel like I have to visit every park 🏞 and water fall in the Finger Lakes.

Last night I saw four shooting stars until I decided to head back to camp. ✨ It was a nice starry night but the lights from the froggers kind of blinded me after staring into the darkness into the evening. Plus after a hot day at the Watkins Glen pool then hiking along Rock Cabin Road in Watkins Glen I was fairly tired.

Group of people out on the pond with headlamps, shorts and spears out frogging. 🐸 They had a fire on the shore which looked so yellow compared to the stars and the bright white LED headlamps reflected off the the water. 🔥 The fireflies flickered a bright yellow. 🐝 Usually see the froggers here most years on the weekends. Nice evening though.

I got my fishing 🎣 license renewed yesterday so I can legally fish 🐠 all day in Foster Pond. I patched the inner tube and will inflate it later and head out on the pond. And maybe go for a hike somewhere. To be decided. Summer vacation. 🏖