but except for the fact that I was anxious to be at my hunting camp we had a delightful time of it. There is a charm about a raining day where one can sit comfortably and let it rain. The steady patter on the tent gives me the pleasant sensation immunities escaping extreme discomfort. There is no fun in being warm unless the day is cold, there is as much fun in being cool unless the weather is hot and there is as much fun in being dry unless the day is wet. This day was very wet indeed. We had several new "cat line boots", "slippers", "stairway monthly" from O'Henry's book on the men who told that age to keep us from being bored, and we could always eat. Then made us "chow chow" boiled beans a stewed fruit a perfect delicious new potlucks to be just where we were. Aug 21 to Aug. 2 The following days was a succession of delightful breaks in the morning and evening. After about 11 days of pleasant weather we would have a full day of rain when there was nothing to do but lay in camp & sleep or read. Never have I seen such remarkable weather, such calendar page changes from clouds and rain to brilliant sunshine. This morning the sky would be like a vast blue curtain