Peg & Pup’s Beautiful Late Summer Day

[IdahoPeg]

Dang, is it September already? I didn’t even work my little Claim this season! All the easy gold has been gone for a couple years now, and since  I’m looking at a Hip Replacement in the near future (old car wreck injury), it wasn’t worth the flare ups that come from hauling rocks, swinging a pick, and shoveling to get at the remaining gold. So I’ve focused on fitness and biking the hills this summer, with a couple fun detecting trips to Nv to keep me in the game….but the next trip isn’t for a couple weeks and I need a Gold Fix! So I decided that after my early morning walk, it would be time to go play with the Gold Monster😊

It was a brisk start to the day! My hummingbird feeder was starting to freeze; most have left, but I leave it out for the stragglers. While on my walk and planning where I’d go with the Monster, I couldn’t help but admire the beautiful sunrise….unfortunately due to the awful California wildfires😥. Then I saw the neighborhood Mama Moose….her Baby was with her, but I didn’t catch the young one in the pic. I sure do love my morning walks up here!

 

Once it warmed up a bit, the Pup and I headed out in the side x side to an area I’ve hit quite a bit before with the Monster, but I was sure it could squeak out a couple more. Lila, of course, wanted to drive😄. 
 

I worked real slow, and sure enough, was able to find some little bits. And LITTLE being the key word here…check out this tiny speck. Unbelievable that a detector can pick this up! 

Here’s one of the larger bits found…can actually pose it on the detector lol!

All the while, my little Pup was protecting me from the chipmunks scurrying amongst the Old Timer’s rock piles…what a cutie 🥰 

We spent several hours enjoying the late summer sun, the gentle babbling of the nearby creek, the breeze in the pines, and the solitude and contentment only Nature can bring. And I ended up with enough bits to actually weigh…what a great day!👍😊

 

[snakejim]

What a great day for you and the pup! Thanks for sharing your story!

 

[locator]

14 minutes ago, snakejim said:

What a great day for you and the pup! Thanks for sharing your story!

 

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[klunker]

DANG IT! Ya scared the' heck outa' me! Thought you got a close up of a Idaho Mammoth wolf.

[Lunk]

WTG Peg & Pup!

[Joe D.]

Thanks Peg,

    I have no idea how you can stand coming back to Florida, with all that In your "backyard"!!  But then again, I've never had to go through a whole winter anywhere but here! But I'd like to try it sometime! Can't be worse than summers here!! At least I could go skiing, instead of trying to chill in the A/C all summer! The costs would be about the same, and I would at least, be in better shape, by the end of the season!! Or at home with a broken limb, catching up on my reading, and detector mods! ⛷🤕 🤣👍👍

[strick]

Now thats living right there...we got sirens blaring by the frontage road 5 times a day it seems.. our dogs need to meet sometime lol 

strick

[mn90403]

Thanks.

Well told and shown.

[beatup]

well done 

[IdahoPeg]

2 hours ago, Joe D. said:

Thanks Peg,

    I have no idea how you can stand coming back to Florida, with all that In your "backyard"!!  But then again, I've never had to go through a whole winter anywhere but here! But I'd like to try it sometime! Can't be worse than summers here!! At least I could go skiing, instead of trying to chill in the A/C all summer! The costs would be about the same, and I would at least, be in better shape, by the end of the season!! Or at home with a broken limb, catching up on my reading, and detector mods! ⛷🤕 🤣👍👍

Joe- coming up on my 6th season snowbirding in FL, but it’s funny you brought it up because I’ve decided to sell my place there! I’ll still visit, but I want more flexibility in the winters….to enjoy the snow and wildlife up at my Idaho place, to explore and detect the desert SW from my toy hauler trailer while I’m still young enough to do it, and to visit other areas of FL(fossil hunting) as well other tropical climes! Decided life is too short to be tied down to Melbourne Beach for 6 mos…plus I’ve already found my Spanish coin from the 1715 Fleet, so can check that off my list 😄👍