The Great Outdoors

No, this is not a mirage you are seeing. This is me sitting out in front of a tent! Believe it or not! I am not the outdoorsy type at all, but my fella is, so one makes compromises...he goes shopping with me, I camp with him. You can't tell from the photograph I am busily working on a crochet dishcloth for Jason's oldest sister, Laura. She is having a birthday party on Saturday and I am going to be equipped with all of my gift this time...there will be no promises of things to come like I did on Mother's Day. I was actually able to finish said dishcloth ( I will post photos later, when they are ALL complete) but I didn't start another because I didn't think that Laura would appreciate opening her lovely handmade gift and it being slightly reminiscent of bug spray. What can I say, I am a buffet for the insect population. :-(

Now, you may be asking yourself, WHY? Why was Mary Heather out camping? This is why:
Jason was taking part in a mountain bike race. He is quite outdoorsy, I must say...But all in all, a fun time was had by all. Thankfully it wasn't too hot and other than a round with a flying beetle and some disconcerting noises by some turkeys in the middle of the night, everything went A-OK. Yes, I may have a biology degree, but I still don't want a beetle as big as my hand landing on my shoulder, OK!!! I mean, there is a reason I studied PLANTS!!!

I hope to have my dishcloths finished on Friday, a whole day early! I will post their school pictures when they are complete.