Visual Bonsai

This post will be like the Chris Berman 2 minute drill for the weekend NFL recap. It’s 48 degrees here on a Sunday morning, and I want to get outside before we turn the day over to Bears football and the season over to winter (it’s only October…lol)

Here we go:

Our summer officially starts in July, with the Wissota Nitrate Open. As usual, we started off a bit gung ho on the first evenings libations during the late night festivities…The next day Kenny (and the Estees, who drove many hours from Omaha to join us this year) was shocked by his nitrate to blood cell ratio…

Not to worry, we all recovered quickly for the golf tournament, the Wissota Open, the next morning.

The tournament actually spanned two days this time thanks to the large group of enthusiastic participants we had this year. Tournament organizers owed a thank you to Ralph who really took the tournament to the next level with an assortment of prizes.

I was lucky enough to take home a pharmaceutically sponsored shoe bag, which Dawn will be forever grateful as its odor-containing powers are beyond reproach.

Of course, other than the golf, the only thing anyone really cared about was the food. Mr. Bill K., undisputed King of Meats, went the extra mile to prepare some seriously good ‘Sasage’. It was so good I didn’t even snap any pictures, which is a first. (I must be slipping).

The Chef Off of 2007 was a big success, as usual. It was highlighted by really good ribs and smooth preparation. This year we didn’t have any of the drama, like the 2005 hair dryer incident, or the 2006 dry rub spillage. Nope, this time it was just good old home cookin.

You know what they say in Chippewa - “Where there’s Smoke, there’s Bing and Bill Cookin”

Bill threw in a new twist this year with Alaskan prawn the size of deer:

The scenery was equally nice:

It was a great time as usual. Next year we expect more of the same….

I’ll finish up the summer post shortly, but for now the Bears game awaits…

Hey! I know, we’re waaaaay overdue. I haven’t even posted the July 4th pics! If I was Catholic, I would go to confession for such a transgression. Good thing I’m not

We’ve done a heck of lot this summer, and now we’re slipping into late fall. So before I sit down to put together a more detailed update I’ll just pick one picture that most represents our summer:

We got over to lake quite a bit this year, at least compared to previous summers. Oscar is a big fan of the electronics involved with boating. I’m not sure if he even notices that we’re in a boat, he just wants to know if there are buttons that he can push.

I’ll put some more stuff up later. Hope everyone is well!