The Rest of the Recent Reno Redo

Tuesday the kiddos were back in school. Bella and I got our walk before I set out on a few errands. For the rest of the day I kept the Mount Rose Highway hot. It leads down to Galena High School where I picked up Lucy, and to the Rolling Hills neighborhood near the church where we picked up Tucker's friend, Bryce, for a musical practice back at the house. We went back down the hill to take him home, and then back up to supper. During the afternoon I put together a cottage pie with the Sunday leftovers. Served with a wedge salad, it went down well. After supper, back down the hill to the church for the boys' biking-merit-badge activity. One more trip down and up the hill to pick them up when the activity was finished. Root beer floats for everyone to celebrate a good day.

Wednesday, when all were safely in school, Bella and I went walking. Late afternoon the parents returned from Montana, and that evening Lucy had a Galena High Orchestra concert at the Atlantis. It was actually very enjoyable. The director is an interesting fellow with a penchant for talking, but overall chose some good pieces for a nice concert.

Thursday I went for an early walk, and then was convinced to join Rob and Anna for yet another walk. I packed and readied before Anna delivered me at the airport for my flight to SLC. I took Trax and Frontrunner back to Provo. That all went well, except I lost my ticket. If you know me, you know I MUST have my ticket. Although they rarely if ever inspect for tickets, I was sure that this time they would, so I made the journey with mild anxiety. Kris picked me up at the station and after supper, I headed to SNAP. It seems that I spent a good portion of the day walking and ended up with a record (for me) 30,000 steps!

 Ready for a good day at school

 Bella led me up the Thomas Creek Trail

 It is a great time for wild flowers

 These appear to be cousins of the sunflower

 California Poppies

 A visit to the Reno Kirkland Temple for dog food, etc.

 One of about six trips down the Mount Rose Highway

 Getting the wheels back on for a 7-mile bike hike

 The evening sky that always pleases

 Root beer floats as dusk settles in

 This was so Finn could see that everyone's sewers are sanitary

 Me and my shadow

 A joyful reunion

 The magical Atlantis was the concert venue

 That's Louisiana on the back row

 Anna and Lucy

 These lovely little things spotted amongst the sagebrush

 Wonderful walking paths

 The kiddos are off to school before yet another walk

 RNO to SLC on Delta

 Trax from the airport to the North-Temple Frontrunner station

The mountains of Provo from Frontrunner

I always enjoy a trip to Reno. Life should be back to normal now, but because you never know, we shall see how life unfolds. That's all for now.

OXO

D.