It’s been over a month since we’ve been out hiking 🥾. I don’t know if we could have picked a more perfect day to return to the trail…even if it was only a short trail.

A Sunday in the woods is a day of wonder & beauty. It’s best shared with family and friends. #hiking #outdoor #hope #SoIL

Ummm!!! Three loaves of beer bread!! Good times #bread #homemade #beerbread

I absolutely love early in the day walks. Everything is crisp & clean. #hiking #outdoor #winter

I’ve been watching a lot of videos about flintknapping lately. Well, I guess my curiosity got the best of me & I made some rough looking percussion tools (flakers) this afternoon. #Flint #flintknapping #Arrowhead

We had a great Sunday afternoon hike. I have missed getting out. #hiking #nature

I love finding the little hidden treasures of spring 😎. #morels #mushrooms #trillium #spring

My favorite spring plants are looking absolutely amazing this year. #trillium #jackinthepulpit #spring #flowers #nature #SoIl

Our yard is beginning to bloom. #yard #flower #spring

Heading south & had to take a small side trip to see the town of one of my favorite movies. Not much here but I still loved it. #bigfoot #legendofboggycreek

My hiking area is waking up nicely. I can’t wait to see what’s new in a couple of days. #spring #Flowers

Today was a beautiful day at the beach. It was the first time I ever saw a Portuguese Man-O-War jellyfish. #texas #Galveston

Seawolf Park in Galveston is absolutely amazing!! We toured the USS Cavalla…breathtaking engineering. #submarine #Galveston

On our last day in Texas we stopped at a random beach 🏖. To our thorough enjoyment, everything intact shell we picked up had hermit crabs in them. We took a lot of pics & quickly returned them to where they were chilling.

Well, I finally started playing around with the great hobby of flint-knapping. So far I have learned a lot of what not to do’s 🤣…& broken little flakes. Right now I’m just playing with found pieces before I invest in good stone. I see more YouTube viewing in my future 😂

Stopped & helped this little girl across the road. I hate seeing the smashed turtle spots on the road. #turtle #turtlecrossing

Took a little kayaking time today.

Even a beautiful sunny afternoon does make these gas prices any less painful. #BidenGasHike #PainAtThPump

Our pollinator garden is looking really good!!