A Tribute To Groundhogs

Here's some pictures I found on the internet to give you a better idea of how funny groundhogs are.

My New Favorite Animal

I love groundhogs! Why? Because they crack me up! Whenever it's warm outside (which hasn't been lately) they're all along the side of the highway standing on their hind legs watching the cars go by. Today I saw one eating leaves in a tree. I've been dying to take some pictures of the groundhogs but whenever I see them there isn't a place to pull over. Today was my lucky day! He's not as cute as when they're standing up but you can still see what they look like.

Natural Beauty

I've probably been in the MetroParks about 100 times already and yet everytime I go there I find someplace new. Today I stopped at a scenic overlook I've been wanting to check out. My mouth dropped when I reached it. Here is Berea Falls. The picture seriously doesn't do it justice. Just for kicks, here's another picture of Rocky River.

Spring Babies

There are baby geese all over the MetroParks! I had a great time today taking pictures of them with my zoom lens. Here are a few pics of the cute fuzz-balls.

Surfing in Ohio?

The other day I was at Huntington Beach (Ohio not CA) and I was just about to go to my car when I saw a guy run through the parking lot with a surfboard. I was so curious about how on Earth you surf in Lake Erie that I followed him like a stalker. All he did was swim around in the water on his board. There were a couple times when he attempted to catch the 1ft waves but he always bailed out at the last second. At least it was entertaining.

California Here I Come!

We have our plane tickets!!! Yeeehaaaw! We will be flying in to CA on June 6th in the early afternoon and flying back to OH on Monday afternoon. I can't wait to feel the heat, see my family and go to the beach!

Amish, Orienteering and More

Derrick and I drove down to Amish Country the other day. At first I was totally freaked out because Amish people seemed like an alien race to me. I didn't mean to be totally ignorant but I had no idea what to expect or how to interact. It was absolutely beautiful! It was totally crazy because there were more buggies on the road than cars. The first one we passed had some people in their 20s in it and they waved hello as they passed. I was so excited that after that I waved to every person we passed. I am no longer freaked out by the Amish.

Two weeks ago we went Orienteering. Totally fun! You go to the woods and they give you a map with targets on it. You have to use a compass to find your way to the targets and punch your card and then find your way back. It sounds kinda lame the way I typed it but it was a lot of fun. We were running all through the woods and sliding down hills covered in leaves. We even had to cross over a creek. Lucky for us, we didn't end up with Poison Ivy or ticks.

Two days ago we wanted Papa Johns for dinner but since we live in the middle of nowhere, they don't deliver here. We had to drive 30 mins to pick up our pizza and once you get a box of pizza, you don't want to drive 30 more minutes before you can eat it, so we went to the park. After we ate our pizza we were skipping rocks on the river and these geese came swimming up. We sat on some rocks and watched as they brought their two babies on shore and let them eat in the grass. About 15 mins later they went back into the water and swam upstream.

It's been a nice few days. Derrick starts work tomorrow and I'm going to try my luck at the DMV or as they call it here the BMV. But tonight, I'm making Turkey Mole and Frejoles!