Photography – Page 24 – Glimpses of Gold

Fishing

We have been getting a lot of rain lately. There is so much standing water the kids have been fishing in the front yard.

Cookie!

Happy National Chocolate Chip Cookie Day!

Hiking

The sun is out and I am wishing I could be hiking with Allan.

Though, maybe not here. We were hiking “The Crack and the Mudslide” in the Drakensburg. It was the hardest hike I have ever done. It was beautiful though.

Perfect Weather

After Megan’s soccer game (they won 2-0), we decided hot chocolate was just what we needed.

Entertaining Nephew

Today we had fun babysitting my niece’s son. He was a little charmer and the kids had fun spoiling him.

Easter 2019

It was a beautiful day for Easter this year!

Daddy wanted us to find some new Easter outfits for the kids. So we decided to go with the “1950’s” look.

After church, we enjoyed spending the day with family.

Spring Flowers

We have been enjoying searching for spring flowers.

Glory of the Snow
Blue Jacket Hyacinth
Round Lobed Hepatica
Dutchman’s Breeches
Bloodroot
Magnolia

Nike Missile Base

While we were exploring the park on the first day, we discovered a sign pointing to the Nike Missile Base.

Most of us enjoy history, and decided that a tour sounded interesting. We missed the tour the first day but planned to go back.

The tour was excellent. The guide shared a lot of information and the hour and a half tour went by very quickly.

We learned that only men worked at this site. They hated the snakes and the mosquitoes! During free time, they would often race their cars up and down the straight roads outside of the base.

We also learned a lot about the Cuban missile crisis, history while the base was in operation and general history of the area.

If you are ever in the Everglades, I would highly recommend the tour (just check out the times before hand, it is not open all the time)

Canoeing

When asked what we wanted to do on vacation, Megan quickly responded “go canoeing”. So Allan made sure that was one of our activities.

We had decided on a trip we wanted, but was told that the path was still messed up from the last hurricane that went through. So we decided to paddle the canal to Coot Bay and explore the bay.

The canal was pretty and mostly calm. We saw birds and a few crocodiles. A few sightseeing boats went by and some kayaks.

As we got closer to Coot Bay, the wind got stronger and it was harder to paddle. Except for Megan, everyone has paddled before, but no one has really paddled in strong wind. Instead of exploring the Bay, we decided to head back and enjoy lunch on a dock we had seen nearby.