NEW EXPERIENCES

There is such a pretty park with a paved path around this large pond.  It was a perfect day for a walk 

after waking up to another freeze!

On the other side of the pond, the lighting was so different!  

This photo has no adjustment on the color!

I saw this new-to-me tree called a Chinese Elm.  This is about 5' from the ground, about 18" diameter and just a crazy section with so many branches!  I would love to get my hands

 on a piece like this to work on the lathe! lol  

The park would probably frown on my idea though!

The leaves were in clusters with the round, brown things that were flowers but I didn't see any berries.

And to top it off;  Jeremiah's Italian ice Gelatis and soft ice cream in Mango! Think orange ice and vanilla for a wonderful Creamsicle taste! Delicious!

 

A Day for Outside Time!

 Always something new when you take a walk....under the canopy of our LiveOakForest, 

we discovered a rather large area of these 'ghost indian pipe' fungi.

 They have a parasitic relationship with their hosts, the large trees, and feed from their roots!  

 Beautiful and  fascinating!

 And not to be overlooked, we saw this toadstool with a few nibbles taken from his top!

 Some critters love a good mushroom!

Adventure in the shallows...nice to have two strong gondeliers!

(the water is only 6" here which made it fun for the kids and tough for the big guys! lol)