Days Off

We worked the weekend, and then Monday morning, we crossed trained at the bookstore for a couple of hours. Another volunteer has arrived, and she is from St Louis. We don't know a lot about her yet, but she will be working weekends with us through June and July. The refuge has two travel trailers that are also used to house visitors in addition to the other 4 RV pads for people like us with our own digs.

On our way to the store, we spotted two baby owls with the adult who hangs out in the machine shed. They were perched on the bulldozers and the airboat.

After the orientation, we drove to Burns to do our errands. It is about 30 miles one way. We had lunch, went to the bank, bought me some socks (I left all but 2 pairs at home on the bed!), got gas, and went to the grocery store. Gas prices here are higher than at home at $4.09 per gallon. Groceries seemed higher, too. Eggs are still $8 per dozen, etc.

I also cleaned the shower house and sweeped and mopped the common room of the volunteer facility. Today, I am washing our bedding and will give the camper and the laundry room a good mopping out.

This afternoon, we want to do a bit of area sightseeing. I put up my hummingbird feeder and refreshed the nectar. I've had at least 3 different hummers fighting over it all morning.Weiterlesen