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

Gus

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

Brushing Gus

A humble servant gives Gus his morning brushing.

Gus reading

Gus spends a lot of time reading.

Gus Lunch

Perhaps a nice salad for lunch?

Gus on lap

Sir Gus entertaining his rather boring guests.

Gus resting

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

Jess Nelson

Jess Nelson, the inspiration for Rancid Crabtree.

Pat's Lifelong Friends

Vern, 1949

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

Norm

Fishing buddy Norm and a very large fish, 1968.

Bob and Pat, 1951

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

Jim and Ross, 1954

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 and his strawberries

 

 

 

 

Pat battles deer for strawberry survival.

[Photo by Bun, 2009]

 

 

 

 

 

 

Arbor gate

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

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

Squirrel house

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

 

Steep garden

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]

 

cat

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]