The summer is coming to a close. In the Boise District, school has been in session since last Wednesday. But I'm not quite ready to say goodbye to the summer, especially considering the last two weeks of my break were engulfed in flames. (Or smoke. Literally.)
We are surrounded by major wildfires, and that has caused our air quality to plummet, making it difficult (hazardous some days) to go outside.
However, I did have some summer fun before living inside a campfire.
1. Solo Hiking: When my husband, Dan, was out of town, I explored new trails in the foothills. You might remember, I went into more detail on my adventures in solo hiking a couple of weeks ago.
2. Theater: I performed the role of Mrs. Bucket in Roald Dahl's Willy Wonka at the beginning of the summer. I will miss being on stage, but I decided to take a break for a while to concentrate on my job. It was getting difficult to juggle both schedules. But Willy Wonka was a great show to go out on.
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| Photo Credit: Keri Messina, Music Theatre of Idaho |
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| Photo Credit: Keri Messina, Music Theatre of Idaho |
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| Photo Credit: Keri Messina, Music Theatre of Idaho |
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| Photo Credit: Keri Messina, Music Theatre of Idaho |
4. America 250: The City of Boise had an America 250 celebration on the 4th of July. Hot Take: It was WAY classier than anything that happened in the nation's capital. Just sayin' . . .
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| Jeff Crosby and Josh Ritter concert downtown |
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| Boise Philharmonic concert prior to the fireworks |
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| Fireworks and a Drone Show! |
5. Baseball: Once my little brother reached a certain age, our summers were filled with following him around the state to various All-Star Baseball tournaments.
Now his son, my nephew, is on a 9-year-old All-Star team. We were able to see him play in a tournament in Meridian, and, man, this kid is good!
Watching him play brought back so many fond memories of being a part of an extended baseball family. I wish my mom could see him play. She would have been so proud that the Turner baseball legacy lives on.
Of course, she might have been pacing in circles when the games got exciting. I'm not sure how much baseball she watched my brother play . . . 😂
6. Mountain Biking & More Hiking: We did do some of our summer favorites before everything went up in smoke.
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| Bear Basin |
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| Mountain biking in Montana! |
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| Mores Mountain |
7. The Idaho Shakespeare Festival: This is one of our favorite summer traditions. Lucky us, it's not quite over. We still have one more production left this season!
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