A foiled blueberry hunt

Today was Pam and Stan’s last day here at Pioneer Family Campground.  Emma and I walked over to their site this morning, and we had a good time just chewing the fat.  (one of these days I’m going to do a post on colloquialisms)

 

If you remember, a couple of weeks ago I found a vegetable truck stand that had the most delicious strawberries I’ve had in quite some time.  The lady running the stand told me that she was there every day, and that she would have fresh blueberries in July.  So, I asked Pam if she’d like to make a run with me for some blueberries.  She agreed, and off we headed after lunch for the 20 mile drive.

On the way, I decided to take a short side trip to show her the campground and picnic grove at Willow Slough Fish and Wildlife Area.  There were only a few people fishing along the shore today.

We spent some peaceful time in the shade enjoying the lake views before walking around the area.  Perhaps you can tell that we are both vertically challenged, and can easily sit on a park bench and swing our feet.  I brought Emma along, and when we weren’t trying to get her to pose she spent a lot of time sniffing out all the abundant Canada goose droppings.

 

There are two fishing piers with seats next to the boat launch.  As Emma and I moved back, Pam tried hiding under a tree to get a picture of all the purple martins that are nesting in the four nest box apartments.  During the week, this is a very restful spot located in the outback of Indiana.  I imagine it gets plenty of use on the weekends, but you really have to know where it is to find it.  A little hidden treasure I’d say.

 

As we continued down the road to the vegetable stand, we ran into a road closure and a detour.

I really enjoy these back road detours when I’m in the car, and not driving the RV.  The detour led us through old farmlands, and we came upon this very drafty old barn.  Can’t imagine that it would protect much of anything these days, but at least it wasn’t listing to one side.

Close by was an old windmill bordering a large corn field.  Just makes you wonder what times this windmill has seen.

 

When we got to the corner where the vegetable stand was, no one was there.  Bummer!  Good thing we made the side trip to the wildlife area or the whole trip would have been for naught. 

I snapped these two shots last night as Stan grilled our steaks, and George supervised.  Other than the passing of Mitzi, it has been a very enjoyable time for me to have Pam and Stan visiting for a week.  I will miss them after they leave tomorrow…

 

Thanks for stopping by… talk to you later,  Judy