Last week totally got away from me, my apologies for the missing weekly blog. Too many irons in several fires. Hope you haven't left me.
The hay balers have been going long
into the hours of the night in the hopes of getting a dry field of
mowed hay put up before the rains descended. It was partially
successful, some of this first crop got baled before the deluge of
two days hit, other hay in windrows got a thorough soaking.
Most of our yellow roses and the
copper rose bushes as well have passed their peak of blooming. There
are still a few stragglers. Up and down our valley the wild pink rose
bushes are putting forth their delicate petals now. Pungent yarrow
plants are adding some white clusters to the outdoor scene.
Betty Jo and Glen Jepsen traveled to
Dallas, Texas, over Memorial Day weekend to participate in the
wedding of their son Kyle and his new bride, Anastasia Milios. Kyle's
siblings and their families also attended. Kerry Jepsen, Kyle's older
brother, and his wife Milinda live in Mink Creek. Kerry served as
Kyle's best man,very fitting, since 27 years ago Kyle served as
Kerry's best man in his marriage to Melinda. Anastasia's family is
Greek and many relatives attended from Greece. Communication was a
bit difficult, but a smile was always understood. Kyle has lived in
Dallas since finishing dental school and Anastasia is a Dallas
native. The couple will continue to live in Uptown Dallas. The
evening was warm and the reception included lots of incredibly
beautiful dancing, much with a Greek flavor.
Margret
and Kurt Iverson have returned from a trip abroad, celebrating their
25th
wedding anniversary in the shadow of the Alps. In Austria they glided
in a gondola while in Vienna and soaked up a puppet show of the Sound
of Music while visiting Salzburg. They hiked, they visited historic
mountains, they visited LDS Temples in the area. In Rome, Italy a
highlight was seeing the sculpture and frescoes of Michael Angelo.
Kurt's brother Stephen and his wife Jessie were fun partners to share
this time. The Iversons returned home to find Mink Creek was as green
as their European tour, but with mountains of lesser height.
Max and Jennifer Despain and their son
Josh spent a few days with his folks, Bill and Myrna Despain. Max
and Jennifer live in Lolo, MT. Bill and Myrna traveled to
Flagstaff, AZ, to celebrate the marriage of another son, Danny
Jolley. They were surprised to find the temperatures around
Flagstaff a bit on the chilly side when most of AZ is heating up.
Jody and Laural Janke and their six
children have moved to Richfield, UT. Jody is still employed with
Rocky Mountain Power, now in the position of service coordinator of
that area. This family loves baseball and three of their children,
Abi, Keenan, and Cooper, are already playing on summer teams in
Sevier County.
I look at the weather map and the
whole nation all seems to be the color of orange. We are surely the
part of that orange stuff. But it is cooler here than it is in St.
George, UT, where many Franklin County residents go when things get
cold here. We are in the 90's during the day, but thankfully, we are
still cooling down at night with a bit of a breeze wafting about.
First crop of hay is mostly in the
barns, or hauled off to whatever buyer. However any windrows that
were still on the fields last evening were blown every which way when
a horrific wind swept through our valley. More about this wind in
next week's newspaper version of this column.
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