Mistwalker
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We are still exploring the new area, and checking out things here. We used to go to the river walk on the Tennessee River back in Chattanooga. I learned about a river walk here, so today the little one and I went to go hang out together, have coffee / hot cocoa, and then go for a walk along the Grand River in Ionia. We wanted to explore the area, see how big it is, and see what all we could find that was new or different.
Her eyes lit up with the cocoa and a big chocolate cookie at Biggby, before the walk.
The autumn colors reflected in the water looked nice.
Yeah, with all the energy she has, the bench went un sat upon.
We spotted a familiar favorite pretty quick, the area is loaded with wild grapes.
Then she spotted something neither of us has seen before, so something new to identify. I am teaching her to not touch so many things with her bare hands. Since her knife is boxed up to send back to John for a real SKW edge now, I let her borrow one of mine for today's hike.
The cutlery for the day, a Fiddleback Recluse and Hiking Buddy.
Of course, since it may as well be the Tennessee state flower, we were very familiar with the poison ivy berries.
As always, no pool of water left undisturbed...
Some very old trees along the walk.
A good bit of fungi along the way, it threw her that there was a mushroom growing out of a knot hole on a tree, about fifteen feet off the ground.
Apparently these get pretty big.
Lots of these Asian beetles around
And a good bit of horse nettle around too
She saw a depth marker that she didn't notice on the way in. She was excited to see that it won't be long till she is five feet tall
Then back home she was tired, so she sat under a tree in the back yard reading her “science book”, a VERY old encyclopedia she is fascinated with, that her paw paw gave her while she waited on supper to get done. All 'n all, it was a great day.
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Her eyes lit up with the cocoa and a big chocolate cookie at Biggby, before the walk.
The autumn colors reflected in the water looked nice.
Yeah, with all the energy she has, the bench went un sat upon.
We spotted a familiar favorite pretty quick, the area is loaded with wild grapes.
Then she spotted something neither of us has seen before, so something new to identify. I am teaching her to not touch so many things with her bare hands. Since her knife is boxed up to send back to John for a real SKW edge now, I let her borrow one of mine for today's hike.
The cutlery for the day, a Fiddleback Recluse and Hiking Buddy.
Of course, since it may as well be the Tennessee state flower, we were very familiar with the poison ivy berries.
As always, no pool of water left undisturbed...
Some very old trees along the walk.
A good bit of fungi along the way, it threw her that there was a mushroom growing out of a knot hole on a tree, about fifteen feet off the ground.
Apparently these get pretty big.
Lots of these Asian beetles around
And a good bit of horse nettle around too
She saw a depth marker that she didn't notice on the way in. She was excited to see that it won't be long till she is five feet tall
Then back home she was tired, so she sat under a tree in the back yard reading her “science book”, a VERY old encyclopedia she is fascinated with, that her paw paw gave her while she waited on supper to get done. All 'n all, it was a great day.
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