Sometimes Mother Nature forces us to slow down, take time to rest and relax. We've been on the road since 1/15, always going here and there, see more, do more. But Bernie picked up a bad tummy bug, so we're staying put to do just that for a couple of days.
Fortunately, thanks to the internet, we found a wonderful County Park with just a few RV spaces, ponds, recreation areas, equestrian and senior center adjacent. While Bernie slept, I took a long, leisurely walk thru the park. It's warm, about 60 degrees, not windy or humid, and a pure joy to be outdoors. Camera in hand, I watched recruits training by running up and down a hill, saw boys playing J'ai A'lai (we call it Lacrosse), observed middle-age men playing competitive frisbee rather like a golf game, with carts and such, spoke with an elderly couple who used to bring their children here to play and swim. No swimming now, even if it was warm enough, though there is a small beach area near the far end of the park.
The ponds are surrounded by tall, scruffy pines with long, thin needles in a fan-like pattern with huge pine cones, as well as the usual palms and some other unusual berry bushes. I saw ducks, an egret and woodpeckers. Blue jays and cardinals are plentiful here also. So I got some great, what I call "calendar" photos. Because some year, I'm really going to find the time to make calendars as holiday gifts!
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