Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Bald Eagle sighting, fishing, and rain

We went fishing this morning as one heck of a rainstorm was suppose to be coming in this afternoon.  The fishing at Bismark Lake wasn't anything to brag about - I caught 3 Perch and John 0.  The surprise thrill we got was a close-up view of a soaring Bald Eagle.  It soared over our heads and fished the lake for a while and then headed off towards Stockade Lake.  This was a first as we haven't seen any Bald Eagles in the area.  Once again, where's the camera when you need it?  Once the Bald Eagle left, the lake was then worked by a pair of Osprey's.  If we would have had the camera, we could have gotten some really nice pictures.  Darn it.

Sure enough, the rain came down in buckets for a couple of hours.  Just took the opportunity to do some reading.  Once the rain stopped, it turned into a beautiful evening and one would have never known that it had rained.  Typical Black Hills weather.

Later in the evening, Frank and Sherry (co-workers) came over to share some pictures with us and us with them.  I think we have given them a good reason to visit Arizona during the winters months.

Another lovely day in Custer.