You can tell it's only spring....

By the coats of the elk.  Shaggy.  Rough.  Like they rolled out of bed with nary a brushing.  And hungry....!!!

It was good to see the one we did see.  I think the moms with calves are still back in the bush in the protection mode until their youngin' are a bit more grown up for the summer public display. 

We ate our picnic lunch, read books, the gals played Frisbee and then it was time for granddaughter to get to her job at the ice cream shop...'Big Olaf'.  Glady, the proprietress, was there and we chatted like we used to, two years ago.

We missed last year at the lake with Ken's heart surgery taking needed precedence.  We noticed as we drove through the trailer park today that they now have some decent paving of the roads throughout and the camp spots have been re-graveled. Now at least, it seems our fees for parking there for the last 20 years have actually gone towards some improvements!

We drove out to the marina and then on to the Heart Lakes, enjoying the bright green leaves of spring as we made our way.

It was simply an enjoyable day.

That was a lot of sun for one day.  Good night, all.