Until We Meet Again

On Saturday morning, everyone worked diligently to pack up and sort all the camping and cooking gear. There were a series of goodbyes, and cars and trailers were loaded.

Our host was happy to see that we had left the campground in good order, as they had to prepare the campground for a wedding that afternoon. We were told that the wedding would take place in a meadow that was really a marsh, full of mosquitoes, especially after the daily monsoon rains, with more rain coming.

Everyone stopped by to say goodbye to John, who looked good, the old John, one day after he was released from the hospital. The kids went to him and loved him.

After a final series of goodbyes, everyone went their own way. We drove a few miles down the hill to Riverside Resort and Campground, where we camped near the Animas River. The Animas was running bank full and muddy, after the recent rains. We set up our hummingbird feeder, and watched a swarm of hummingbirds go to work.

We went to mass at St. Columba's church, where we saw Charlie, Amber, Bridget, Patrick, and Stacy. A very nice service, with a sermon reminding us that it is OK to ask God for what we need, even to petition God repeatedly for our needs, or tell God that we are angry that we have not received what we need.