"A Day in the Life of Gus" ~ A Photo Essay by Bun

The master of the house is up and surveying his domain.

A humble servant gives Gus his morning brushing.

Gus spends a lot of time reading.

Perhaps a nice salad for lunch?

Sir Gus entertaining his rather boring guests.

With another hard day behind him, Gus needs his rest.

Jess Nelson, the inspiration for Rancid Crabtree.

Pat's Lifelong Friends

Vern on one of the many rafts he and Pat crafted together. Lake Darling, Idaho, 1949.

Fishing buddy Norm and a very large fish, 1968.

Pat and Bob on "The Big Trip". Selkirk Mountains, Idaho, 1951.

Jim and Ross and the 1939 Chevy that Pat and the gang went off to college in, Grouse Creek. Idaho, 1954.

 

Pat's Projects

 

 

 

 

Pat battles deer for strawberry survival.

[Photo by Bun, 2009]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arbor gate with beautiful brick "walkway." Bun admits that she had envisioned a slightly longer walkway when Pat was finished, but it is pretty. [Photo by Bun, 2009.]

Garden gate with newly planted grapes. Pat builds really nice gates-- fences, well, not so much. [Photo by Bun, 2009.]

Birdhouse which is really a squirrel house.[Photo by Bun, 2009]

 

Terraced garden on mountain-goat-steep hillside. There is a fence at the bottom of the garden to prevent not-so-nimble gardeners from tumbling all the way down the hill. [Photo by Bun, 2009]

 

Bun's beloved cat Gus is Pat's main competition in two of the most important areas of life: love and fishing. Here we see Gus just about ready to land another big one!

[Photograph by Bun, of course...]

 

 

One of my favorites pictures. Notice the steely look in Pat's eyes, as the wiley outdoorsman suspects he is being stalked by aliens at a family gathering a couple years ago. Obviously Pat survived, but the alien was not so fortunate.

[Photograph by Kelly Walkup]