At an RV Park in central Florida we met the local resident Sandhill crane.
This crane obviously owned the park, as we saw him walking down the center of roads and blatantly ignoring the accepted RV park protocol of not walking through another camper’s site. I was only about 3 feet from him for the close up head shot.
After we get our vaccines we are so looking forward to getting back on the road and actually sitting down for a meal inside a restaurant! Here’s a revisit to a place we visited back in 2018.
Hamburger Inn Diner an integral part of Delaware, Ohio
The Hamburger Inn Diner is on the main drag in the central Ohio city of Delaware. Our family enjoyed lunch there last weekend. (Read our post here) I was fortunate to meet and have a conversation with Bill Michailidas, the owner.
Bill shared how the Hamburger Inn Diner is really a focal point in the community. The generous serving of Thanksgiving dinner to nearly a thousand folks is a shining example of the good this Diner shares. Besides, it has been serving the people of Delaware great food since 1932.
Since 1947 the diner has become the place for local citizens to gather and share coffee and conversations. Oh, the wisdom that has been shared in the gatherings for the past seven decades.
The diner is open 24 hours on the weekend. As you can imagine, the diner is full of law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel . Workers from all shifts can find a time to eat, and local college students can enjoy great food and a safe place to study after hours.
Delaware, Ohio is fortunate to have the Hamburger Inn Diner. Be sure to stop in when you are in Delaware.
When we went to bed last night there was very little snow left on the ground, Some light flurries were swirling around, but no measurable accumulation was forecast.
Every branch covered
Well, imagine our surprise when this morning we looked out and saw what was at least a six inch cover of fresh snow on the ground, tree branches flower pots and yard ornaments. In other words, winter in February in Indiana!
Ok, the title is a bad pun on the third puzzle we set out to finish.
Of the three puzzles we have put together so far, this space scene has been just incredibly hard to complete, compared to the other two. But with persistence we did finish as you can see in the picture. Whew, this seemed like it had 2000 instead of 1000 pieces!
We’re one week away from our appointment to get the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. When we get the second dose of the vaccine we’re planning to get back on the road shortly thereafter. Sunny warm Florida is in our sights.
Sometimes the simplest things work the best. Point in case our supper tonight was a simple hot tomato basil soup with crackers. It warms you up, which we both need as it is going to drop to 9 degrees overnight . Brrrrrrr!
Perhaps the title should have been “Re-purposed tool parts”
Two years ago we were on a weekend search for treasures at yard sales and there they were: birds cleverly designed with pieces of shovels, rakes, rebar and sickle bar mower rock protectors. We just had to have them, and now they stand as sentries in front of our house.
Sometimes you just want to share a picture
We were camping at the Kaiser Lake State Park in Ohio with family a couple of summers ago. The sunset was stunning over the calm waters of the lake. These two kayakers could not have ordered a better evening for a trip on the lake.
This time last year we were staying at an RV Resort near Lake Travis west of Austin. The first rumblings were beginning to be heard about some kind of new virus that was killing people in China, and it had already shown up in the Seattle area in the US. We were still enjoying our winter in Texas, appreciating the tag “Winter Texans” instead of “snow birds”.
Brew tasting at Jester King Brewery
One activity that we enjoyed while in Texas last winter was visiting wineries, breweries and distilleries. One brewery we liked was the Jester King Brewery. This is a brewery, restaurant, farm and event center. Even though it has an Austin address, the establishment is closer to Dripping Springs, in the Hill Country. We sampled some brews and bought a couple of take out growlers. This is a nice facility, worth a stop if you’re in the area. This is the Jester King website.
The awesome and iconic Saguaro cactus is truly the dominant feature of the Sonoran Desert in the Southwest. The Saguaro has become the symbol of all things desert. The towering cacti live to be 250 years old and older. They don’t start to grow their “arms” until they are at least 75 years old!
The Saguaro National Park has two sections on either side of Tucson, Arizona. Both sections offer unbelievable opportunities to enjoy the magnificent and thriving desert environments. Walking trails and scenic roads give ample opportunities to get up close and personal with the Saguaro and countless other species of desert plants. A trip to the Saguaro National Park should be on everyone’s travel itinerary. We’ll be back to Tucson and the desert once our travel is possible.
A few days ago we had a decent 1 to 2 inch accumulation of snow. When we looked out early in the morning we saw a set of tracks in the snow on the sidewalk leading to our front door. Do you recognize what kind of animal made these tracks?
Bonus question: Which direction was the critter going? Towards the camera or away?
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