A camping trip in the rain and a race event....

 Last weekend found us camping at Santa Margarita lake again. This time it rained all Saturday afternoon...a good day for a morning walk and then games in the RV...cozy and a good view of the lake from the window.

Bixby enjoyed a morning ride around the lake

with Mike, Kelly and I bringing up the rear.

The clouds were moving in. 

And we found Jacks Hill 

We talked about how we would kayak

 the lake in the spring 

 It became so stormy that the

 scullers had to exit the lake.

The RV called to us as the first raindrops fell. 

There was actually a faint rainbow. 

There...just above the lake... 

Games of Uno were enjoyed 

 The lake fills up 

 And we actually see a hawk kill a duck

and proceeded to eat it...fending off

the Turkey vultures who want some too. 

 Another camper, Sam, 

comes out to photograph the action.

 Meanwhile Kelly and Bix read together

And Nana comes in from enjoying the rain, 

looking bedraggled but ready for some Uno 

The next day Kelly and I and many of our friends

took part in a walk/run to honor her friend

 Warrens two daughters, Brynn and Bitti 

who were killed last year in a car accident. 

There were over 350 racers there and it was a great event.

Lots of competitive runners up front.

Matthew, far left in yellow, sets his watch.

Chris and Kelly and I chatted all the way.

This is Chris's son Matthew
who is quite the competitive runner
and ran the half marathon.
We all felt proud of our participation.

Early this Saturday Mike and I went up Hwy 46

and saw a Vandenberg rocket launch. 

And here is our son Cameron, in snowy Dayton Ohio

Like a Christmas card...he says.