Life in Menomonie has never been so great!

Good Afternoon Everyone!

I am in high spirits because I'm near completion on my shelter. Actually, I had finished the roof on it before the heavy rains hit the other evening. It seemed to hold up great! I covered the skeleton of the roof with industrial plastic, then covered that with pine boughs and plants. I would imagine a lot of the vegetation I had used will wither and shrink, but I'll just add more of it. I think over time it will build a level of protection from the elements, and it also helps to blend in with the wonderful (and now greener) surroundings of the camp.

I received the money I was expecting from Chad, and Paul actually gave me a huge pack of Ramen Noodles. I can tell you, after being as hungry as I've been, Ramen tastes great (especially with a little fish on top).

I've been catching some panfish during the day, which I have to say are quite tasty. I'm now cooking a lot of the fish in the frying pan I had purchased at the thrift sale I was at. I'm actually in the process of setting up a device in the pond where I can bait a few different hooks overnight that are strung from a couple of poles that extend about fifteen feet into the pond. My hope is that I can pick up a few bullhead every morning. I'm going to give that a try and see if it pans out or not.

I guess that I'm also quite happy that the temperature has cooled down quite a bit. I had gone so long in the 90+ degree heat that it was really starting to wear on me both physically and emotionally. I'm also feeling better because I've picked up some reading material as well. It gives me something to do in my down time (which I've decided I need more of too because attending to tasks constantly also wears on a person).

I stopped in the Acoustic cafe a little while ago to have a cup of coffee, and moreso to recharge my laptop battery (this is why I haven't written in a couple of days...the battery went dead).

That's about all I've been up to. I thought I'd take some R&R time today because I've been working very hard just to survive as of late. I've got to say that I'm actually getting better at this. Moral is high, and I'm quite optimistic in regards to the continuation of my journey here in the outskirts of Menomonie.

I haven't received much mail or any comments. If anyone out there is reading this, I would like to urge you to reply to my message.

I hope you are all doing well (whoever is out there), and I'll be speaking with you soon.

Take care, and God Bless.
Eli

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