Friday, November 9, 2012

A surprise day trip

My favorite weekends are when we decide to pack a picnic and drive somewhere. Sam surprised us with a day-long getaway to York River State Park, a coastal estuary, where freshwater and saltwater join together to create a very unique environment. 

It was beautiful and satisfying.




We saw an eagle, vulture, small crabs, fish, we were warned about a big black snake on the trail (which we fortunately did not run across), and encountered lots and lots of bees. Normally one is not impressed with a bee sighting, but this was a special circumstance. You could not touch anything on the path above -- there were hundreds upon hundreds of bees everywhere, very busy at work.








American Beautyberry were everywhere





Look closely and you can see the small crabs

The artist and her palette 


Lee, 2 1/2 weeks old


I'm getting the itch to get out and go adventuring again -- maybe it's my turn to come up with a surprise destination.

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