Happy Halloween

Our annual Halloween dinner at the Orchard Homes Country Life Club was held on Friday the 24th of October and hosted by Azara Llewellyn and her daughter Geri Stinger. As usual, this is a pot luck affair where everyone who would bring a dish to serve alongside others. The place was decorated lavishly with Halloween theme items by the hosts. Several announcements were made prior to dinner including announcing that a few more subdivisions were being planned and brought before the city and county councils for approval. Members of the Club were being asked to attend those meetings and voice their concerns, approvals or disapprovals of those subdivisions going through. Seems like there has been a sever lack of planning with regards to city services and out that far from city boundaries as well as subdivisions proposed by contractors that want such a massive density of swellings per acre of land.
There were several children and adults in costume, and a brief judging of those in attendance before some prizes were distributed to all.
We had a great meal with those that attended.

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Flightsimming

Finally getting around to some virtual flying. I have not enjoyed this in some time. I downloaded and installed in FS9 all the modified airports in Montana that Lauren Robison created. There are 27 that I have currently, and am flying to each one in a somewhat clockwise rotation. She has done an excellent job on these, and I am having some fun flying various aircraft from one place to another.

Here are just a few of the screen captures:

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A day of fishing

Geri had to work in Anaconda at a flu shot clinic, so after taking care of a few chores around the house, I took off for Philipsburg and my favorite fishing area.

While scouting for the best place to start, there is a little bed and breakfast place on Rock Creek where I spotted some Peacocks in a nearby field. I didn't have my good digital camera with me, so I only took a shot or two.

I got 'on the water' by 1PM and fished till it got too dark to see my fly hit the water!!!

The fishing was very good and this was strictly a catch and release day for me. I caught dozens of Westslope Cutthroat and Brook trout. Most were keepers for a nice dinner, but Geri and I have eaten lots of fish this year, and I wanted only to capture a few on film. What was a bit scary was after each fish I caught, as I gently held each one to remove the hook I spoke to each one and said they would be going back to their home. None of them flopped around while extracting the fly! They must of sensed that I ment them no harm!

Enjoy the photos.

Don

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