Seeing Whooping Cranes Among the Sandhill Cranes

December 13, 2025 Yesterday (Friday, December 12), we were meeting friends for lunch in Decatur, AL at Big Bob’s BBQ. We agreed to meet at 1:00 PM for lunch to avoid the lunch rush. Bruce and I left early so we could see the cranes at Wheeler National Wildlife Refuge. The volunteer at the desk […]

Visiting the Huntsville Botanical Garden

October 31, 2025 Happy Halloween! On Thursday (October 23), Bruce and I had a meeting in Huntsville, AL. After our meeting, we visited the Huntsville Botanical Garden. When we lived in the Huntsville area, over 30 years ago, the gardens had just started. They had big plans. It is thrilling to see how those plans […]

A Tour of Tennessee Amish Country

October 15, 2025 On Wednesday (October 8), Bruce drove Cliff the Big Red Truck to Lawrenceburg, Tennessee, to Dunkin’s Market. We met up with our new friends there. I had exchanged texts with J the day before about their trip to Hawaii and how she was craving muscadines. She called around to find who was […]

A Short Walk Through the Live Oaks on Jekyll Island

September 11, 2025 I had hoped to buy a sea glass ball from the shops in the Historic District on Jekyll Island. The shops didn’t have any sea glass balls that I wanted. The walk underneath the live oaks was worth going to the Historic District.

Windy Beach Visit

September 8, 2025 On August 31 (Sunday), we took a sunset walk on the beach. The beach on Jekyll Island faces east, so the sunset is over the island. There was reflected color to the north, making for beautiful beach pictures. It was very windy on the beach. The pictures of the pelicans are grainy […]

Walking Down Newcastle Street in Brunswick, Georgia

September 8, 2025 On August 30 (Saturday), Bruce drove my father-in-law to church. Once we made sure he was safely inside, Bruce drove a little ways down Newcastle Street and parked. I had wanted to see some of the historic downtown of Brunswick. We walked along the wide sidewalks on Newcastle Street. Several small parks […]

Visiting The Georgia Sea Turtle Center on Jekyll Island, GA

Our visit to the Georgia Sea Turtle Center was educational and fun. They help many different types of turtles and even gopher tortoises.

Ober Mountain

July 2, 2025 On June 23 (Wednesday), in the morning, Dan and Betty came to our room and met Nox. She was interested in meeting them. After the met and greet, we put Nox in her crate with water and food. Dan drove us to the Townsend Pancake House for breakfast. After breakfast, Dan drove […]

Visit to Leighton, AL

June 28, 2025 On June 16 (Monday), I told Bruce I wanted to only go for a short motorcycle ride. My left shoulder and back were bothering me. I wanted to try to ride the motorcycle, but not cause my back and shoulder pain to become extremely painful. We rode down to Leighton, AL which […]

Drive Around Tuscumbia, AL

April 14, 2024 After our museum visit, we headed to Tuscumbia Spring Park. The tornado damage is still very much visible. We drove home along 7th, then 6th. There were some damaged roofs and a lot of downed trees that had been cut up. After we got home, we walked around the yard with Nox. […]