52°F and clear skies this morning, going up to 73° today. Rain in the forecast for the next four days, so If I'm going to mow it will have to be today.
Went to a place in Carlyle last night to see some friends play. Never been there before. It's called
Bretz Wildlife Lodge and Winery, and has a bit of an African safari kind of theme. The bands played outside under a large pavilion. Two bands; one was a mix of southern rock and country, the other was more of an '80s rock band. Both were good. Seasoned musicians, many of whom I've known for a long time. The drummer for the country band is the stepfather of the guitar player for the rock band. They were both thrilled to get to play a show together. They alternated sets every hour, so the live music was nonstop. I only stayed for about two hours, but got to talk with some friends I haven't seen in quite awhile. In fact, a couple members of the rock band noted that they both still have their "Incognito" shirts, which was the cover band that ended in 2011 when we turned it into the Sammy Hagar tribute band RED.
As I'm sure you know, Ron, Carlyle Lake was made by damming the Kaskaskia River. It's the largest man-made lake in Illinois, but is only about 10-12 feet deep in most places. Since it's essentially just a flooded river anyway, flooding there is not uncommon. My youngest step son mentioned yesterday that there are a lot of areas around the lake already closed this year. It's probably going to be a bad year for them.
Wife is coming back from Texas tonight. She's been having a great time with her oldest son. They've been hiking pretty much every day, and even went zip-lining yesterday. Looking forward to having her back home.
