Today dawned chilly and windy as predicted, but the day was lovely, sunny with blue skies and a high around 60, so it was good weather for our walks. We walked around the Buggy Whip Equestrian Camping Area. No horses or riders were present, though we could see traces of their earlier passing. The trailhead for the equestrian trail caught our eye. It's much more decorative than most government signs, so it was probably designed by some equestrian friends of the park.
We've been seeing these round pebbly surfaced fruits on the ground but haven't been able to figure out where they were coming from. Today we spotted several trees. Evidently they are called Osage Orange or Bois D'Arc or Hedge Apple among other names. The fruits, which look like oversize tennis balls, are not edible, but squirrels love the seeds.
We have seen these large birds several times, wheeling around and gliding through the air, buoyed up by thermals over the lake. Last evening the undersides of the wings were painted orange by the setting sun. They are not colored like vultures. The closest picture we could find was of Swainson's Hawk, but they apparently are usually found farther west than this. In August to October, they migrate to South America.
We spent some painful time today working on financial planning. Our investments have been on such a wild roller-coaster ride that it's dizzying. It's hard to figure out how to plan for the future, which seems so uncertain just now.
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