We spent the morning walking around the park and going to the Trail Side Market.
The area around the Round Rock Memorial Park has been recently updated.
We stopped by the town’s namesake round rock.
Across the bridge there’s a small waterfall.
After this went back and picked up some food from the vendors at the market and headed home before it got too hot.
I’ve always heard there was a bobcat in the woods on the trail. We saw it once through the trees, but it immediately ran away. After the storm ended, I guess he came out to dry off.
He just sat in the grass, watching me walk by. I chose not to get any closer.
When your walking trail follows a creek through the woods, there will be snakes.
This little guy was easy to see and step around, but sometimes they’re more camouflaged.
I almost stepped directly on this guy’s head before I stepped aside. Thankfully we both went on our separate ways.
The sky is so blue today it doesn’t look real.
When it’s hot outside, squirrels find a shady spot and lie down with their arms and legs spread out like this.
It’s only around 90 today so this guy ran away when I got a little closer. Once it gets over 100 I sometimes have to step around them.
I saw three deer crossing the road while I was out walking this rainy evening. One went straight into the woods, but these two stuck around to say hello.
It’s amazing how much wildlife still lives in our neighborhood.
It took a few years, but it finally happened.
Now to see if any survive the birds and squirrels. Hopefully we’ll actually get to taste one someday.
Totality from our back yard
This is straight out of Wyatt’s iPhone. The picture doesn’t do it justice.
A few weeks ago we celebrated Matthew’s birthday with a sushi class for the family.
We started off by practicing our knife skills. No fingers were harmed:
Next we added the ingredients and rolled everything up:
Not bad for our first try:
My rolls weren’t much to look at, but they were still delicious.
We spent a few hours rolling and eating and all had a great time:
I’m looking forward to taking more classes like this, but I think next time I want sushi I’ll let an expert make it for me.