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Joys/Frustrations of Campground Hosting

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This year has been a little different from last as far as how busy we have been but one thing doesn't change and that is the "campers"... You have to keep in mind we get to "live the life" these people are trying to eek out in a weekend... so with that in mind we try to keep our campground beautiful (because we love it that way) and to be as friendly as possible. We get some great people in - people who come in late at night, find the "iron ranger" and pay and keep a tidy campsite and sometimes even disappear before we ever get a chance to meet them.... then there are the "sneakers" who come in late and feign they just got there and try NOT to pay for that 1st night... This past weekend we had a Horrific! thunderstorm and 97% of campers stayed and endured.. hardy souls and a few gave up the ship.. couldn't really blame them - the rain came down in buckets.. but only for a very short time and then like a miracle the sun did reappear! M

Evening Grosbeaks - Wish Poosh

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This year we have had the pleasure of having about 3 dozen or more of the evening grosbeaks eating at our feeders here at Wish Poosh! This has been a real kick! These birds are so much fun to watch and there are so many of them! Goodness, we fill this feeder about 5to 6 times a day and we have another feeder too besides the grease feeder and sock that the finches munch on... These guys are getting used to us so they fly right in front of our faces when we are sitting outside watching their antics! We watched them from a distance last year here at wish poosh but this year we have them at our feeders and it's a lot of fun. Of course I am not sure what we are going to do about keeping them in bird seed. We arrived with a new supply of seed from Costco and they ran through that immediately and we have been to Costco last week for another supply but after only 1 week they have about gone through that too and each supply is 40lbs.! What do they do with it all?? don't ask, it&#