Sunday I got to go to church with Dick and Sharon! I was Baptist again! Richard wanted me to make sure all my friends knew how wonderful he is to me - - his Mother in Law’s Daughter! And he’s so humble too! I don’t know how Sharon can take it - being in all his glow!
That afternoon, H and I got to meet Jerry and Ruth’s fun neighbors in Dunnellon. Jerry made 5 gallons of ice cream and evidently since the 4 of us weren’t going to be able to eat it all – they called in the neighbors who were not afraid to help with that worthy, yummy cause!
Monday we canoe-d up the Rainbow River to the headsprings and then snorkeled back down to the county park. H filled the gas tank of his little black motor again and down the river we went to the town of Dunnellon and back. When we were snorkeling, we saw a school of bass that the average size fish was about the size of David’s stuffed Largemouth Bass that is 6lbs!! There were between 30 to 40 fish in that school! The banks of the river were lined with Azaleas in all their rich colors of pink, coral, fuchsia and red. Cypress trees stood at attention as we floated past, their new pale green leaves just emerging. Statuesque Great White Egrets paid little attention to us or their reflections in the grassy waters edge where they were fishing for lunch but the Big Blue Herons let us know we were intruding. A Kingfisher played leapfrog in front of us as we went down river.
Tuesday we were hoping to visit with my high school classmates but again our schedules did not line up. Perhaps another trip! So, instead, I baked an apple walnut cake and we took it over to D&S’s to share and get our final good-bye hugs received and given. I now have another plant to bring back to Michigan to see how it will grow this summer out on our very sunny patio.
The “mobile motel” is just about ready to pull out in the morning. The Jeep will be pointed north again and the GPS is set for Manatee Springs State Park for a few days. Perhaps the wetsuits will get used again!
H just called me outside to see the “fire” in the western sky! There are layers of heavy clouds and the setting sun is bright coral! Too bad there is a dumpster and other trailers in the way to make a good picture.
