Looking ahead

Eighty-one days until spring, but Gary and I can plan ahead during these frigid days of winter.

On January 21st, we'll be at the annual camping and recreational vehicle show at the Green Bay arena.  We'll spend an afternoon wandering through campers and big RVs, comparing our little camper to the big guys. Gary will ask about gadgets he can add, but for me the highlight is buying our annual pass to the state parks. We make a big production of slapping it on  his windshield.

About that time, we'll get our annual application in to the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources to work as guards for the annual sturgeon watch in mid-April.  We always volunteer for the twelve hour night watch because it is our first chance to "camp" along the Wolf River as we watch the giant fish, some over a hundred years old, crash against the rocks on the shore. They and their ancestors have been doing this ritual since the age of the dinosaurs. We feel small compared to that.

Mid-February, we'll be back in Green Bay for the annual boat show. This year, we're considering kayaks.   Around then, I'll sign us up for the crane count which also occurs mid-April.  

Early March will take us to the Mosquito Hill Nature Center in Green Bay for a concert by folksinger Bill Staines.    Then it's back to the arena for the Home and Garden Show mid-March to think about what we will plant in the gardens in late May.  

The following week is the Spring Equinox and camping will start soon after. Meanwhile, Gary is finding campgrounds for my summer tour and making reservations as needed.

For the winter months, we can only think of the joys to come.