We're on our way. The weather in Georgia is lovely, sunny and cool. But the traffic today was slow, lots of construction around Nashville,  Chattanooga and Atlanta.
Tomorrow we'll be in Port Charlotte and hopefully knit in the sun.

Alamogordo NM Feb 2015

We moved down to Oliver Lee Memorial State Park and plan onto stay until Monday. The weather is sunny and mild.

at Bosque del Apache New Mexico

We've been traveling through Texas, Arizona and New Mexico for the last month. I've been taking a "photo of the day" but we haven' t had internet service.  So here they are.

Proverty Point State Park, LA

Lyman Lake State Park AZ

 Bryce Thompson Arboretum Phoenix AZ

Lyman Lake State Park

Fall of 2014 and we're off to the Smokey Mountains. Joe is going to take a photography class with Brian Hansel. Our first stop is Rock Cut State Park near Rockford Il. A beautiful fall day....

Goose Island on a lovely morning

                                                    Here is our home at Goose Island.
The sun is out and the temperature is in the 50's - a lovely morning for bird watching here at Goose Island State Park near Corpus Christi.

 

The Feeding Station on Warbler Way in Goose Island

 

Joe with the morning Bird Watching Group

The day was cool and blustery so we decided to visit the USS Lexington Museum in the Corpus Christi harbor. Very interesting. In addition to touring the ship the museum offers a movie showing the rescue efforts in Haiti to demonstrate the peacetime activities of the Navy. Great movie, I wish our grandkids could see it.

Goose Island and Port Aransas

We’ve been on the road now a couple of weeks. We’ve seen so many different birds – song birds and water birds. Texas and Louisiana are great states to visit in February for bird watching. Many birds stay here year around and the spring migrations is getting going. It’s fun to see a bird you know will be up in the northwoods in a month or so starting a family.

We’re camping at Goose Island State Park. We’ll be here another week or so while we wait for a new axle for our A-liner Camper to be repaired.

 These are two pictures taken at Leonabella Turnbull Preserve on Mustang Island not far from Port Aransas. In the top picture you can see a big group of black-necked Stilts, they looked all dress up in tuxedos. I like the second picture, lots and lots of bird watchers...

 

 

Here in Louisiana we visited three bird refuges along the Creole Nature Trail, LaCassine, Cameron Prairie and Sabine. Saw lots and lots of ducks and beautiful egrets, crossbills and pelicans. It was a beautiful two days. The middle picture is from the ferry on hwy 27, it's part of the main highway.

We're staying at Sam Houston Jones State Park. It's very nice - clean and well cared for with nice walks.

Down the Mississippi to the Gulf of Mexico

We finally lost the snow in Mississippi. Here is looks like early spring. Beautiful state to drive through.

I've started this Packer crochet scarf with Hidden Valley wool, very soft and a pleasure to crochet with. I hope to get lots of knitting and crochet accomplished while we travel and admire birds.

One Last Hurrah Retreat

Last weekend was the annual OLH Retreat at Treehaven. So much fun and great to see everyone again. The place is a lovely location for a knitting retreat - or any kind of gathering. The facilities are in great condition and the food is wonderful! Here are some of the beautiful knitting that was shown to the group

North House Folk School

The weather has been cold and rainy but the month has been great! Joe and I went to Grand Marais on the north shore of Lake Superior in Minnesota to take classes. Joe took a photo shoot class with Brian Hansel and I took a Saami Bracelet class with Liz Bucheit at the North House Folk School. Booth classes were super and we had a lovely trip. We even got a little sun on the drive home. We plan on going back!

Crocheters of the Lakes meeting Oct 14 2013

The Crocheters of the Lakes Guild meets at the State Bank of the Lakes in Grayslake, Il  on the third Tues of each month. This is my second visit with them and now I am a member. The picture is a beautiful sampler afghan being proudly displayed by a member. Each block is a different crochet technique!

Off to WI Sheep and Wool_Going over the Bridge

Wine on the Vine

Rows and Rows of Lovely Grapes

Chardonnay, My Favorite

We decided to go the the WI Sheep and Wool by way of Michigan. My nephew is getting married today on a beach in Douglas MI. The weather if fine. We had a lovely two days going the northern route. We stopped on the north shore of Lake Michigan to take a picture of the long bridge in the distance. Lat night we stayed with cousins in Coloma, MI. This south east section of Michigan is the fruit belt and home to many vineyards.

Mackinac Bridge in the distance

Spring in Coloma MI 2013

Trilliums in Kathy's Wood's

Cherry blossoms in field in back.

My granddaughter, Ashley, sent Flat Stanley to visit the yarn shop and learn to knit. Three of my fellow knitters Elaine, Claire and Jean, are helping Stanley.

La Selva Pictures

Our guide, Reimer

Home - Zompopa 4

Almost to Zompopa 4

An eco system along the path.

Beautiful Haliconia in the forest.

The second pic is our temporary home, Zompopa 4. Zompopa means leaf-cutter ant and we could watch them from our deck out back. Also, we saw many birds!

The first pic is of our guide, Reimer. As part of you stay at La Selva you get a 3 hrs walk with a guide. Very, very interesting.

The other pics I took on my 1.2 km hike to get to the dining room. I feel like I earn my meals.

Morning in La Selva

A few breakfast companions here at La Selva Biological Research Center in Serapaqui, Costa Rica. It's very hot and humid here with lots of Biologists. Talked to a butterfly researcher yesterday, a dung beetle specialist today.

Morning in Uvita

The bag is an example of the weaving of the Boracu Indigenous People- it makes a great knitting bag.

The other picture is a view from the pool of the villa we are staying at in Uvita, Villas de las Aves.  A beautiful place to stay, just up the mountain from the Pacific coast which is one beach after another here in Costa Rica.

At Corcovado National Park Costa Rica

Corcovado National Park on the southern coast of the Pacific Ocean. We had to take a boat to get there...Beautiful!

At Wilson Gardens we went on nature walk with Ariadna. It's a beautiful and restful place. Wonderful birds and beautiful flowers and plants.