We awoke this morning to find the lake wrapped in mist and pastel colors. What a different view than we've had for the past few days. The clouds above were also fascinating, with lots of contrails criss-crossing the sky. It was a great send-off view for us!
Before packing up, we drove back into beautiful Lancaster to attend the early service at Lancaster First United Methodistt Church. What a magnificent building!
The inside was just as amazing as the outside. And the music...piano, organ and choir, reminded us very much of our church back home in Kerrville.
The pastor delivered a very thought-provoking sermon on living generously. Both Curt and I were touched by his message.
Outside after the service, we noticed this amazing bell to the left of the church. I can't imagine hoisting that up and down from the tall bell tower shown in the first picture!
Back at camp we packed up and had a quick lunch of peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. PBJ? I can't remember the last time I had one of those. It's been years! And it was delicious, especially because of the habanero jelly that Ross and Lorna sent with us when we left their house. I was reminded of the sandwiches I made years ago when I was really skinny and trying to gain weight (can you imagine?). To fuel myself for a long day of hiking or rock climbing, I would make these fat and carb bombs of: one side of bread thickly slathered with butter and the other thickly slathered with peanut butter. Inside I layered sliced bananas, brown sugar, raisins, and chopped walnuts. They were delicious...and one of those would keep me going all day. I don't dare eat one now...I'd probably end up in the Cardiac Care Unit.
Last views of the lake:
After saying goodbye to some of our friends at the campground (and receiving a parting gift of fresh peaches, apples and bell peppers from one couple!) we headed southwest toward Kentucky. I spent most of our 3 1/2 hour drive writing yesterday's blog post (takes longer jouncing around in the truck). As I was proof reading it before posting it, I decided to add one more photo...and somehow (I have no idea how!) I deleted the entire post Bummer! Missed all that great scenery and endured all that eyestrain for...nada. So I closed my iPad and decided to enjoy the rest of the scenery. One thing I noticed was the display of clouds. Wow!!! Had to reopen the iPad and take photos of those!
As we neared Kentucky, we began to see a few more trees turning.
And soon we came to the bridge over the Ohio River! welcoming us into Kentucky:
Here's Cincinnati in the distance, off to the right of the bridge:
The moment we crossed into Kentucky, we noticed a difference in topography. While Ohio's terrain gently rises and falls, Kentucky definitely has hills.
Now we're camped in another beautiful spot, nestled in the woods of Kentucky. Lots more bird calls around than there were on the lake, and with the acorns rocketing down from the trees way high above us, we definitely feel safer sitting under the awning of our trailer!
And for those of you who have asked about my brother Dale, I'm happy to report that the last I heard, this evening, he was doing much better. He's graduated to a soft diet, the antibiotics are working on the sepsis and pneumonia, he's talking more, and now they're talking about when to discharge him from the hospital. As my brother Steven said, "everyone is amazed at the change!" Thank you all for your prayers, but don't quit! He has a long battle to fight, and being a quadriplegic, the healing takes place much more slowly. We give thanks to God for the progress Dale has made; God surely answers prayer!
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Such good news on Dale!!!
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