Danger Avoided!

We went out to Kincaid Park today to walk. Since my ankle is still weak from Thursday's outing, I didn't want to go on uneven dirt with hidden rock trails today and Kincaid was the perfect answer.

And what a walk it was!

We saw 6 moose - 2 bulls, 3 cows and a calf.

We even did the one thing you are NEVER supposed to do - accidentally of course - we got between a momma moose and her calf. She was eating beside the path and when we tried to pass her, she walked across the path in front of us, heading off into the woods. Squirt was woofing and waving at her. But she walked away and didn't even act too upset.

Little did we know, when we came back by later, she had a calf bedded down opposite of where she walked to. The first time, she was trying to distract us from her baby. It worked! We saw the calf on the return trip. It was a cutie.

Naturally, the camera was in the car.

Look Look - we are actually having summer!

Yes - we have been in the 80's (which is brutally warm at night for us - remember - no air conditioning!) and sunny for almost 3 weeks now. Our tomatoes are growing nicely, the petunias in the hanging basket are 1/2 way to the ground and I am actually getting a tan! We have even picked and eaten a strawberry form our plants. (Yes - one strawberry - but more are coming!)

Vegetables this year at the fair should be HUGE!

Needless to say, every chance we get, we are outside in shorts and tanks!