We walked down to camp and back Saturday evening and Fred took some pictures those of you who aren't able to be at Joe's Pond may enjoy. These were taken around 8 p.m., just as the sun was setting, so the east side of the pond had a lovely golden light, but where we were, on the west shore, the sun was already behind the hills.

We left Woody in the driveway. He was waiting for nightfall, which is hunting time for him, although a lot of the time I think he is just crouched somewhere quietly watching and waiting, on high alert, and that makes him so tired he has to sleep most of the day. He doesn't seem to mind rain or wet weather and often comes in very wet, but loves it when Fred or I wipe him down with a paper towel.

We saw a few boats on the water, but we think most people were inside enjoying the take-out barbecued chicken from the West Danville church. We noticed the markers on Smith's Point - the new barrels have been lettered and are out on both the point and Sunken Island, and you can plainly see the additional buoys marking the sand bar, or "shoals" coming out from Smith's. It's very shallow between the barrel and the shore and the Joe's Pond Association hopes to keep people from going across there and running the risk of damaging their prop or boat.

A little further along W. Shore Road, we stopped to chat with Cynthia Vanetti. Cynthia has been at Joe's Pond many years and has loved every minute, she said, but has put the cottage on the market, saying she's looking forward to doing something different now. It's a lovely spot and she's made some beautiful changes to the original cottage, making it very cozy and efficient. We'll miss Cynthia when it sells, but it will make someone a very nice summer getaway spot.

Down the road at our place, Bob and Theresa were the only ones there. The weather was off and on again rain and I guess Jamie and Marie were catching up on things at home; Bill and Monika went to the Big Apple Circus at the Hopkins Center in Hanover, and we'd been busy during the day. We didn't stay very long because once the sun goes down it gets dark very quickly, and with storms still in the area, we were anxious to get back. It was good exercise, though, and a very nice evening to be walking. We saw several people along the way, which is always fun. On our way back, some folks were just arriving at Nate Drown's cottage, and we knew the excitement they must be feeling as they unpacked two carloads of people and equipment for their summer vacation at Joe's Pond. Unfortunately, today has been a very rainy, muggy, good day for catching up on sleep sort of a day when being at camp means naps, jig-saw puzzles, a book you've been meaning to read and haven't had time, a swim among the raindrops (why not, there's no thunder or lightning and you're going to get wet anyway!), or writing those "wish you were here" postcards that are so irritating to receive when you're the one stuck at your job wishing you were on vacation at Joe's Pond - even in the rain! The last picture is from our cottage looking up the pond along W. Shore Road. I hope we get better weather later this week; right now it's still pouring.