THE LAKES TOUR

SWMBO has been self quarantined here at home since the middle of March, only going out for a visit with her eye doctor and once for a drive to Sedona with me.

I've been out a little more than that but still we've both been cooped up at home for more than two months now and the boredom gets heavy after awhile.

So yesterday we decided to go out for a picnic but Judy said she would like to ride around and see how the world is handling this pandemic.

And she had mentioned wishing she could go somewhere where she could see some water.

So your faithful Catalyst invented the Three Lakes Tour.

First we stopped briefly at Watson Lake.

Lots of kayakers at the boat launching site.

Next stop, the nearby Willow Lake.

A long dock allows a walk out over the lake if one so chooses.

We didn't though Judy enjoyed watching some ducks in the water.

Then, a drive through Prescott, past the BRD's old house, which had a car sitting in front of it with words painted on the windows: "You did it! 2020 PHS Graduate!"

Graduation was virtual here, as across the country, though there was a parade of capped and gowned graduates in their own cars through downtown recently.

We drove through downtown yesterday and saw business mostly returning though in a different fashion than in "the good old days" before Covid-19.

Finally we arrived at our picnic destination, Lynx Lake.

But it was crowded, though people were maintaining some social distance.

We spotted something we had never seen before.

Two women came kayaking in but they were accompanied by two dogs paddling along beside them . . both seeming to be wearing life jackets!

I took a couple of pictures and researched it on line and was informed by one of my blog readers that they were, indeed, life jackets designed just for dogs.

These two canines seemed delighted to have them.

Even at our advanced years we find we can still learn something every day.