We had a great day today. The best part: we saw a baby armadillo! It was right by my feet when Ken spotted it. It was very cute--not a foot long. Ken got a quick photo as it scurried away into the brush. We drove to the Overlook Park where the dam is that forms Canyon Lake (the COE is so creative in their names--we've been to lots of Overlook Parks).
We walked across the dam. From gate to gate it's .8 mile. It was a lovely sunny Sunday, so families were out for a stroll across the dam too. It's always nice to see kids in the outdoors.
We stopped to talk with one of the volunteers. Their motorhome was parked next to the Lake Office, which was closed for the weekend. The man who answered the door was younger than we usually expect such volunteers to be, and very friendly. He came out and talked with us and explained that his wife had run into some health problems, so five years ago they quit work and started volunteering. He's retired U.S. Air Force and also a teacher.
We also walked the Guadalupe River South Trail at the outlet from the dam. It's 1.25 miles out and 1.25 miles back, mostly through bald cypress forest. That's where we saw the baby armadillo. We saw some spectacularly large bald cypress trees. Just as we were starting along the trail, Chris and Anara and Shawn called to wish me a happy Mother's Day. I sat on a bench in the shade overlooking the river, a pleasant place to have a chat.
We've seen lots of deer, too. They seem mostly pretty unconcerned about people.
Terri called this evening to wish me a happy Mother's Day. She was calling from Tokyo, where it was 7:00 a.m. on Monday morning.
As usual for a Sunday evening, most of our neighbors have left the park. Of the 30 RV sites, seven are full: our New Horizons, two Airstreams, a Zinger, a Carriage, and a tent.
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