Walk Around Poverty Point State Park, LA

June 16, 2022 We’ve been taking walks around the park. Here are pictures of some of the campsites. As we walked along the paths, I got some pictures of local wildlife. We walked to the water and along the boardwalk. I haven’t seen any alligators or bears that the signs warn about. I am okay […]

Taking Nox for a Walk in Poverty Point State Park, LA

June 15, 2022 Our campsite is one campsite away from a sidewalk trail. This trail has been mowed on both sides and has nice grass. This sidewalk trail goes through some dense brush. Here are some pictures I took while walking Nox. Nox is very happy with the grass beside the sidewalk trail. It doesn’t […]

Sunset on the Pier by Osprey Nest

May 13, 2022 Yesterday, Bruce drove the truck down to the pier so we would have time to arrive before sunset. The sun was a magnificent ball of red-orange setting over Lake Guntersville. While the sun was setting, an Osprey swept past the pier many times. It would land, then it was winging over the […]

Sunset Drive Walking Trail in Guntersville, AL

May 11, 2022 Post updated on May 12, 2022 to add more about the cormorant picture. Yesterday (May 10), we rode the motorcycle to Guntersville to walk the Sunset Drive Walking Trail. We first parked at a spot near the City Harbor. We walked along the dock to the City Harbor center. We walked out […]

Visiting with Friends

May 3, 2022 On Sunday (May 1), some of Bruce’s friends drove down to Guntersville from Huntsville, AL. We met at a restaurant called Fire on the Lake for lunch. All of us had wanted to try the restaurant. The food was very good! If you ever happen to be in the Guntersville, AL area, […]

Another Visit to Lake Guntersville State Park

April 29, 2022 With the weather so lovely, we decided to take Nox out for a hike a Lake Guntersville State Park. I had wanted to hike the Cascade Trail, hoping it would be lovely. We parked at a trail head and we walked along the road to get to the the Cascade Trail. Nox […]

What a Weekend!

April 17, 2022 Friday, we rode the motorcycle back to B. J. Reece’s Apple Barn and pick up a peck of Elite Crisp apples. We then rode into Ellijay for dinner at the Cajun Depot. I will just say I cannot recommend the Cajun Depot and leave it at that. Friday evening at Talona Ridge […]

Nox and the Lizard

March 26, 2022 I was sitting in my father-in-law’s atrium with Nox. Nox was wondering around sniffing things. I noticed a lizard running a long the floor and when it noticed me, it ran away. The lizard climbed onto the bottom of the ironwork. I zoomed in with my phone camera and got some good […]

Wildlife Encounter

March 17, 2022 Bruce took Nox for her morning walk while I took my shower. When he got back, he told me that they had a wildlife encounter. He noticed a small bird with a twig fly into the truck wheel well. His first thought was the bird might be trying to build a nest […]

Back at the Rocky Mountain Arsenal National Wildlife Refuge

October 24, 2021 Yesterday, we went for a two and a half hour hike beside the RMANWR. We hiked in a Denver Open Space. We started from the parking lot on the corner of E 56th and Peña Blvd. We went east along E 56th to get there. The parking lot is just before you […]