Changes

Week number 2 at Village Creek Camp was a different experience than our first week here.    It is QUIET!!   After all the hustle and bustle of families attending a conference our first week, our time felt (yes, there is a feel to it) very peaceful.     The scenery is becoming very fall like in many ways.  The leaves are rapidly turning something other than their summer green.   Behind our RV, the water bubbling in the creek is very visible since some of the brush is becoming bare and very relaxing to watch.   A team member just showed up with lots of fish he just caught, not from the creek but somewhere else!   Plus, can I add, we can see eagles occasionally soaring on the hills out our back window!!   How pleasant fall is becoming.

I guess my mind is on the beauty as I write.   On Fridays, the RVICS team takes a break from their work and "tour" the area.    Today, we spent our time at the Effigy Mounds National Monument and had a picnic lunch at Pikes Peak State Park, both right on the scenic Mississippi River.  This time away helps relieve our muscles for a day and puts our minds on other things.

YES, we did get work accomplished during week 2.   The men are making progress on the shed but often get discouraged in what they think is the slowness of the work.   It won't be long before it will be usable for what it was intended.   Once again toward the end of the week, we experienced hot temps with high humidity.   Sometimes, that makes everyone move slower.

The women moved from one kitchen to another.   Well, we weren't cooking but painting and cleaning.   A house on the property has been vacated and needs preparation for the next incoming occupants.   In all, we painted in 3-4 different areas.  Also, when it wasn't raining, the much neglected flower beds were spruced up.    Next week, we should be completing many of these assignments too.

Already plans are being made for a productive and exciting week 3.   With RVICS there is always more work, more fun and new experiences just around the corner.