Retreat

We met this handsome fella on our way to McCall, Idaho for a retreat weekend with our synagogue at Camp Ida Haven. We stopped in Smith's Ferry for a snack and bathroom break at a cafe along route 55. The retreat was relaxing and I enjoyed being up in the mountains and woods again.

Camp Ida Haven in McCall is on a beautiful lake. Some brave people actually went swimming, but the water was very cold. I'll stick to my swimming at the heated pool at the YMCA for now. McCall is 5000 feet up in the mountains. Some of the mountains in the area are 8000 - 9000 feet and still had snow on top.

On the way back, we took a little detour to see a waterfall.  The cliffs reminded me of New Hampshire's cliffs in Crawford Notch area.

Meanwhile I am back to painting.  I'm working on some sketches for a mural that will be done over the summer on the back of some buildings in Boise.  Some of the stores in that strip mall are Asian stores so I volunteered to try to design something appropriate.  The art group meets on Saturday for the first time so I won't know if my designs were accepted or not until then.  I'm still thinking of doing another sketch too.  I have more ideas in my head.