Exploring

We went on a bike ride this morning, starting north on Mill St. It parallels I-35 and skirts the lake. At the north end of Mill St. there's a sign for a park, but not much there except for some grass and a few sections of broken concrete that stretch between the lake and the lakefront condos. We've been to this park before and seen the marina to the north.

This time we followed a path through the woods and emerged closer to the marina. In the small parking area were a couple of police cars and a "Crime Scene" van. Some sort of investigation was in progress along the overgrown hillside leading down to the water, but we continued along the shore. Eventually we came to the Eagle Point Marina. It's quite extensive, and we biked and walked around, checking out the impressive boats--including many yachts no doubt belonging to members of the Dallas Yacht Club, est. 1954.

After lunch I went out thrifting. It was pretty much frustrating. The first place I went, the CCC Resale Shop, was closed for remodeling. Then I went to Thrift World and Thrift City. As I pulled into the Thrift City parking lot, I noticed another resale shop with a big "Now Open" sign. Altogether I managed to spend $6.95 for two shirts and a rather nice wooden place mat/trivet. Not my best thrifting day. Part of the problem is that neither of the large thrift stores has a dressing room, and of course they do not allow returns or exchanges.

This evening we watched the final episode of Earthflight on PBS. We've been amazed by the entire series, which includes breathtaking shots of birds in flight on six continents and bird's-eye views of spectacular scenes. The final episode is about some of the techniques used to capture the amazing video. One flock of geese is fostered by a photographer and his family from the time they hatch--he's their "mother." Amazing.

Tomorrow we'll be moving on to Tyler.