Wild Flowers

Tuscaloosa, Alabama - Deerlick Creek COE Park

Weather: low 77 degrees, high 94 degrees, mostly clear skies

The heat seems to have moderated a little today, with lower humidity and a breeze now and then. That won't stop us from trying to find cooler weather next week.

There are some unique flowers (at least to us) in the park. We know this first one as an oak leaf hydrangea. The next picture is known to us as bee balm. Tomorrow, I'm going to look for a book of North American flowers so we can better identify the beautiful flowers we find.

This was a fairly slow day for us. I started searching the Internet for a place or places to go to in Tennessee next week. We're not decided on the first stop yet, and may not make a decision until we're ready to stop the first day.

Late in the afternoon, we went to visit Terri and Thomas, and had a good visit. After the visit, we decided it was time to satisfy our yen for a Hardee's hamburger, so that meant I was cooking supper. This was the first hamburger we've had in almost two weeks, so it was pretty good. Since we were close to the WalMart Mall, we decided to pick up a few grocery items we needed. Then, it was back home, taking a different route that Terri told us about that saved us about five miles. Plus, it was a better road.

When we arrived home, I walked around the campsites, writing down the ones that will work for us in the future. Out of about 40 sites, I found 24 that will work for the size of the RV. I still have to figure out which ones will allow us to get a satellite signal for watching television. We can pick up a few channels with the bat wing antenna, but prefer to use the satellite dish.

We plan to drive up to Abernant tomorrow to check out some genealogy leads on my paternal great-grandparents. Our hope is that clues will be found that clears up some mysteries and get us back beyond the 1850s in our search for information about my family. On the way, we're going to check out another COE campground to see if it will work for us. So, a little road trip to help still the wanderlust.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Mobile, Alabama: The Home Of Mardi Gras

Not all who wander are lost.