Can I Keep Him ?
What parent has not heard that question ? Two of our young guests each found an Eastern box turtle . And showed them to Everyone. This gentle creature has a shell of black or brown with spots of yellow, orange or red. They can live 30 to 60 years and are not great explorers, preferring the woodlands thy were born in. Eastern turtles can retain water better than aquatic turtles which make them perfect residents in the periodic droughts of Middle Tennessee.
Unfortunatey, the turtles “mysteriously escaped” during the overnight hours. So the issue of “coming home” disappeared with the dawn.
Toe Tapping Time
Saturday night was Blue Grass Night. The 10 member band played for almost 3 hours.
They had a number of members who were also excellent singers. Not the
least of which was our friend Floyd. This group had a wider variety of instruments than
last years group. My personal favorite is always the banjo and they had two, even though the
fiddles, guitars, bass and dulcimer players were wonderful.
Campers enjoyed themselves immensely according to comments received.
And If you could have seen the baby in Site 9 dancing away, you would believe it!
We will have more Blue Grass Nights this year, so watch the website. And remember,
Toe tapping DOES constitute a form of exercise.
Memorial Day Weekend
A Memorable Memorial Day Weekend. Where to start .
Everyone seemed to have a great weekend. It was such a mix of folks. Some made new friends, some reconnected with people they had met here last year. We received many positive comments on the changes and improvements. By the end of the weekend I had received a Blue Ribbon award, hugs & kisses from departing kids and adults, two pictures drawn for me, and some future reservations, including for our upcoming Blue Grass night.
Most campers went fishing plus other people came in all weekend long so David was also busy at the Trout Farm. There was one little guy who caught his very first fish. When he came back to the campground, he was determined to show me every picture his dad had taken of the Big Catch. After they followed David’s recipe for cooking it for dinner, this little guy then announced to me that “Miss Priscilla, I don’t like fish. But I DO LIKE Trout!”.
With a full campground, my days were very long and it was non-stop work. Fun work. No pantyhose, no make-up (which might have actually scared some) and no high heels! The pools were in constant use. Warm temp’s and lots of sunshine. The play area was full all day long, both as families played games and kids who had just met played together.
Quite a few hardy campers took the trail down to
So we all survived. And I have a few more stories to tell. Stay tuned.
Mammoth Moth
This Monster Moth showed up on the screen door
He was about 6 feet across. Ok that might be a major exaggeration but he was at least 6 inches log. The pictures are not very clear, but the spots on the wings looked like big eyeballs. His tail was split like a swallow. The middle pictures is of his bottom side. See the multiple feet ? The body was a thick cylinder. I did check at few web sites but have still not identified his name. When our local Ranger stops in, I’ll ask & if he knows, I will let you know. In the mean time I have named him Mammoth Marvelous Moth.
Love the Flowers & this is just the Start
The flowers have just exploded with all of this sun and warmth. The Iris are among my favorites and they just happen to be the state flower of Tennessee.We are in full preparation mode, getting ready for the Memorial day weekend. The gardens are almost in presentable shape, the grass is mowed and the newly revised Office Building is cleaned up from the construction mess. The pool is running for hours each day getting cleared and in chemical balance. Can’t have any “off- balance” you know. That state is reserved for us.
We finalized plans for the first Blue Grass Night of the season. This year we’ll start out on June 7th with the “Blue Grass Jammers”. Local guys who just live for Blue Grass music. More trout survived the big wash out than we initially thought so David is busy in the “nursery”. Now, Off to the weeds I go….
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