5/16/11 (Monday):  Well, blogger.com lost my last post.  Don't know how many of you might have seen it (Tom had already commented on it), but I'll re-post what I can remember of it.  Bummer!

Sunset Over Campground Lake

We had a few nice days (we're back to cold and rain now).  The campground we're staying in (same one as last autumn) is great--close to Tom's house, nice lake with trail all the way around, and wonderful people.

Belted Galloway

We took advantage of the brief break in the weather with a couple of trips to nearby spots.  We hadn't seen a belted galloway since Maine. This fellow looks a little shaggy--guess he doesn't have his summer coat yet.

Aspen?

We enjoyed a hike at the botanic gardens.  The trees are just starting to green up.

Fletcher Creek

The trail we took follows the course of Fletcher Creek.  A nice hike!

Who could resist following the road sign to Hell?!  Not us! Turns out, Hell, Michigan is not much--a saloon, restaurant and pretty creek.  We bought pasties here and had them for dinner that night.  Pasties are a meat pie made popular in the Upper Peninsula of MI by Welsh miners.

Joyce, Anna, Margo, Claire, Kristin and Tom

Tom and Kristin took us to a fondue restaurant for Mother's Day.  We had a great time.  We all especially enjoyed the dessert fondue--two kinds of chocolate, one of which was flambe!  Great fun.

That's all for now.  Kristin is in Chicago visiting her sister and new niece this weekend, and Tom and I are managing the busy commuting schedule of the girls.  I don't know how Kristin does it by herself!  I need to go pick up Claire at preschool now.