A spring drive.................

Sunday was Mothers Day. Laura, Reina, Gerry and myself went out for a ride as it was such a pretty day. I should have stayed and worked in the garden but, well I didn't. We rode out towards Empire. Dan told us the Dune drive was open so that's where we headed to. We took our time looking for birds and animals along the way. I don't know why it's such a thrill to see animals living their lives free and yet it's such a harsh life. So many dead deer in the woods this year. Bad for the deer yet sustenance for others.
Below.....the Trout lilly

The Trillium are not quite out yet. We had hoped to find Morel's (mushrooms) but no luck. I was not particularly interested because I was taking pictures of the flowers.
below.....Trillium, not yet fully open

Spring beauties

Dutch mans breeches

WE had gone on an old road in an area we used to live and stopped to walk in the woods. Well further along is an old farm that has been abandoned for many years. Someone has bought the property and built there. We stopped anyway to take pictures because it does not look as though it will be standing much longer. We were watching some crows who were chasing a larger bird. We could not quite see but I think it was a Turkey Vulture.

The poor old house looks so sad

There is no saving them, along that road when we lived out there were several very old log cabins. They are entirely gone now. This will soon be the same. There was an old well there and a water pump. This is a picture of me and Gerry, I am trying to catch the hawk or buzzard, still trying to see what it was.

Next stop was a picnic as we left without a thought to lunch. Reina had wanted a picnic but we were not planning on anything so we just stopped at the small store in Maple City and then at the park. Expensive picnic but we do what we must.

Laura and her sandwich, Reina is off playing on the playground.

I will write another post about the next part of our afternoon tomorrow.

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