2008-03-19
Trade my Dog .... No Way
Woke up to a beautiful morning, a little windy but a clear sky. Today we'll check out some of the areas we missed two days ago.
While walking down a trail we came across a mother and her son .... obviously there was some problem as the son was crying that he didn't want to go home. The mother looked at us and asked if we wanted to trade our dog for her child ---- that was a no brainer.
On another trail, we stopped to chat with some people for a minute as Zaph and their dogs wanted to say hi. There was a split in the trail, so they asked us to suggest which way they should go. After I answered, the woman looked at me and said, "You're Canadian aren't you? You have a Canadian accent." I know I don't sound like a Texan, but it still surprised me to have someone figure it out. I think most people just think I talk funny.
On another trail we stopped to look at some alligators and turtles in a small lake. When I turned and looked on the other side of the trail where there was a large valley with a creek, I saw what looked like a vulture convention. There must have been forty or fifty vultures just sitting on the ground hanging out. Later when we saw a ranger, I asked him about it. He said though it was windy, the winds and temperature weren't quite right for soaring so the vultures just hung out.
When we were here in December 2006 there was an area near the road where the vultures roosted. Just before sunset we drove over to the area to see if the vultures were there --- not as many as we remember from a year ago, but there were still a lot of vultures in the trees. It was a sight worthy of a horror flick.
Zaph and I walked on the far side of the path as we passed this little fellow.
Hmmm, maybe he wasn't so little after all.
A view down one of the horseshoe lakes.
A tree of turtles. The turtles were out in full force enjoying the sun.
The trees here are full of Spanish Moss.
I'm not sure why he was lying there with his mouth open but after a good look at those teeth I'm certainly not going to get too close.
This little gator didn't care that the turtle had already claimed the log, he climbed up and the turtle moved out of the way.
Do you think the little turtle is dreaming of being as big as the big turtle?
Lots of dragon flies on one of the trails. This guy stopped and posed for Ed.
The bumps on the tree branches are vultures. Birds kept arriving as the sun continued to set.
The lake took on the colours of the sunset.
While walking down a trail we came across a mother and her son .... obviously there was some problem as the son was crying that he didn't want to go home. The mother looked at us and asked if we wanted to trade our dog for her child ---- that was a no brainer.
On another trail, we stopped to chat with some people for a minute as Zaph and their dogs wanted to say hi. There was a split in the trail, so they asked us to suggest which way they should go. After I answered, the woman looked at me and said, "You're Canadian aren't you? You have a Canadian accent." I know I don't sound like a Texan, but it still surprised me to have someone figure it out. I think most people just think I talk funny.
On another trail we stopped to look at some alligators and turtles in a small lake. When I turned and looked on the other side of the trail where there was a large valley with a creek, I saw what looked like a vulture convention. There must have been forty or fifty vultures just sitting on the ground hanging out. Later when we saw a ranger, I asked him about it. He said though it was windy, the winds and temperature weren't quite right for soaring so the vultures just hung out.
When we were here in December 2006 there was an area near the road where the vultures roosted. Just before sunset we drove over to the area to see if the vultures were there --- not as many as we remember from a year ago, but there were still a lot of vultures in the trees. It was a sight worthy of a horror flick.
Zaph and I walked on the far side of the path as we passed this little fellow.
Hmmm, maybe he wasn't so little after all.
A view down one of the horseshoe lakes.
A tree of turtles. The turtles were out in full force enjoying the sun.
The trees here are full of Spanish Moss.
I'm not sure why he was lying there with his mouth open but after a good look at those teeth I'm certainly not going to get too close.
This little gator didn't care that the turtle had already claimed the log, he climbed up and the turtle moved out of the way.
Do you think the little turtle is dreaming of being as big as the big turtle?
Lots of dragon flies on one of the trails. This guy stopped and posed for Ed.
The bumps on the tree branches are vultures. Birds kept arriving as the sun continued to set.
The lake took on the colours of the sunset.
# posted by The Agnew Family @ 9:48 PM 
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