Picnic at the Shingle Mill

John and I ate the last of the grapefruits that Michael gave us at the retirement party. He picked them from his own tree and they were all soooo good! The thick rinds kept them juicy and sweet!

We packed up a lunch this morning and went to visit the Harris Shingle Mill. On the way we saw a herd of antelope grazing close to the road, they didn't seem to bothered by us stopping and taking photos. This spring has been a great one for spotting wild animals! We also saw some turkeys today.


We hadn't been to the mill in several years and were wondering what shape it was in. The snow was mostly gone and we only ran into some wet areas in the road and found where to park to walk. We were only off a bit and found it without trouble. A lot of the trees around the mill have died and some have fallen down. One that was leaning over the mill last time we were there fell and someone had cut part of it out. The mill is disintegrating, I guess it's amazing that there is anything left after 140 years!


It was a bit cold, so we ate lunch in the pickup, then dropped by to visit Mel and Ruth and return some planting pots we'd borrowed. Then we ran over to Hunt to check out some land we'd looked at years ago. John was curious to see if the forest around a house was still there. A lot of those trees had died too. Then we came on home. Had a fun day!