 I stayed with my brother Jim and his wife Debby over
the weekend of the reunion.
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 We visited the Tonganoxie museum in the morning,
then had a picnic in the park with good BBQ and good talk.
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 In the afternoon, we visited the original family homestead.
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 Then it was on to to the Lake of the Ozarks for rest and relaxation.
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 We made one boat trip southwards down the lake.
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 There are far too many big powerboats on this lake!
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 The first mate...and the skipper, too!
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 The mushroom house.
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 The Tan-Tar-A resort.
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 It's hard to take pictures from a pitching deck!
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 The bluffs around the Linn Creek Bend.
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 Dinner was at "The Fish & Company", right on
the water.
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 Back home again, entering the cove off Turkey Bend.
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 The house from the water...
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 ...and the boat put away for the night. The chop from
wakes makes boat lifts a good idea.
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 Our next excursion took us north up the lake.
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 Condos and ridiculously large vacation homes are
nearly everywhere.
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 The Grand Glaize bridge.
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 Further up the Grand Glaize arm there's actually
some reasonably undeveloped shoreline.
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 Lunch was at "Buck's", where you can get a
really-bad-for-you bacon double cheeseburger!
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 Butterflies were just beginning to migrate.
This one lit in the garden just as we returned home.
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 Some features from the lake side of the house.
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 Martins really do live here! Dad's
trying to attract bluebirds, too.
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 The grounds remain lush despite the summer's heat and
drought.
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