Serene Scenery Sunday

Hello, everyone.  It's me, Cammie, here to tell you about a couple trips to Tuttle Creek State Park.  No, not just Mom, not just Mom and Dad, not just Mom and one of us girls ... the whole family went!!!  And not just once, but twice!!!  Oh, what a great weekend it has been!

Yesterday, we all loaded up into the RAV4 and hit the road.  As usual, I rode shotgun while Dad drove:

"Can I do the gear shift while you put the clutch in?"

Maggie and Mom rode in the back.

"I can't see as well back here.  Does Dad know where we're going?"

Dad did know where we were going (though he didn't let me do the gear shift thingie) and before we knew it, we were at Tuttle Creek! We drove around and made some stops for Mom to take pictures of different birdies, then we all got out and took a little walk!

"Look, Maggie!  That's Willow Lake!"
"I've never been to this part of the park!  BIRDIE!!!"

It was so wonderfully peaceful walking around the lake - and sunny, too!  Our first sunny day in forever!  All four of us had a lovely time. 

When we got back to the SUV, Mom and Dad had us Sibes switch places! I wasn't sure about that at first, but ...

"Wait a minute ..."
"Oh, my!  It's nice and roomy back here!"

I mean, it's nothing at all like riding shotgun.  There are so many responsibilities up front - you have to watch the driver to make sure he/she knows what he/she is doing, help navigate, watch for birdies ... it's a lot of work!  But in the backseat, you can lay down and ...

"Oh, yeah, Mom.  Right there!"

Snuggle City, the whole way home!  I loved it!

So today, it was all murky and overcast, but we decided to go out again.  The Bald Eagles are coming back for the Winter and Mom is just all kinds of excited about it.  (We'll eventually share some of those shots.)  We drove all over the park so she could take some photos, then got out and had a nice walk!

"I hear a bunch of honking.
That doesn't seem too serene. I thought we were getting away from the hustle and bustle!"  

"Oh, Cam!  Look!  It's gooses!!!  Look, Dad!  Gooses!"

Then there's a chance I crept up behind Mags and goosed her ... and ...

"BOOM!"
"HA ROO!!!"

It was great!

Shortly after that, we got back into the RAV and headed home.

"Maggie can have shotgun all she likes.  This is how I want to travel from now on!"

I hope you feel as serene as we do after our trips to the park!

Cammie!