Seventeenth Annual L-Bird Convention Weekend!

What an absolutely perfect weekend for the L-Bird convention! We've been enjoying the overhead activities since Wednesday, when several of the planes started arriving for the convention. Since we are just a short distance from the airport, much of their flying is right over our house. Still, it's much better to see it from the airport. We went over this morning for the pancake breakfast. We picked Jake up on our way and Travis met us there on his way home from work. There was already quite a crowd for pancakes at 7:30 AM. Also going on this weekend is the Bluegrass Festival in Montrose, and Hot Air Balloons at Ft. Madison. I'm hoping to go over for at least some of the Bluegrass show later today. Tomorrow is Jake's birthday. He'll be 16, and will be home for good August 3. He told us today that he's applied for work at a few local businesses, and already has his car (1999 Mustang-black), so he really needs a job! He will be getting his driver's license as soon as he gets home in August, and then watch out! Actually, he is a careful and cautious driver, may it continue to be so!
Dennis is busy today attacking the weeds using chemical warfare! He's pulling our tank sprayer around with a tank full of GlyStar and spraying the driveway, parking areas and around the buildings. When we were away last week, the grass nearly covered all our gravel. It seems that even when nothing else will grow, the weeds thrive! It's a constant battle!
Since I have no more to say, I'll put just a few more pictures of the colorful planes on here and get outside. It's a cool 59 degrees...or was when I started this post. Anyway, I'll go out and do my work while it's cool!