August 2006
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Lake Vacation August 2006 |
After the Needham Family Reunion on Sunday, 13 August 2006, I made my way to my father's place on the Lake of the Ozarks for a few days of rest and relaxation. These are a few photos of the landscape.
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 I stayed with my brother Jim and his wife Debby over the weekend of the reunion. |
 We visited the Tonganoxie museum in the morning, then had a picnic in the park with good BBQ and good talk. |
 In the afternoon, we visited the original family homestead. |
 Then it was on to to the Lake of the Ozarks for rest and relaxation. |
 We made one boat trip southwards down the lake. |
 There are far too many big powerboats on this lake! |
 The first mate...and the skipper, too! |
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 The mushroom house. |
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 The Tan-Tar-A resort. |
 It's hard to take pictures from a pitching deck! |
 The bluffs around the Linn Creek Bend. |
 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... |
 ...and the boat put away for the night. The chop from wakes makes boat lifts a good idea. |
 Our next excursion took us north up the lake. |
 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! |
 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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| Return to Vince's sites. |
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