Sun Catcher

Weather: low 36 degrees, high 56 degrees, partly cloudy skies

Both of us slept until about 0700 hours this morning as we rested from a busy day of moving yesterday. It feels great to be able to sleep in on these cold mornings. Once I was able to wake up enough, I went for a long walk in the park. This COE park is typical of so many of them that we have stayed in: clean, well kept, and quiet. No trains all night. On top of that, the gates are closed at 2200 hours, so there's less chance that someone with no business here will come in and cause mischief.

This picture is of Granger Lake looking toward the dam.

When I was walking, I met one of the COE volunteers who are staying here for the winter and helping with maintenance and other duties. He has been doing this type of volunteer work since he retired in 2004. As we talked, he mentioned that he was from New Orleans and retired from Waterford-3, the nuclear plant I was at in November. What are the odds that something like this would happen? Both of us retired from the nuclear power industry, and both of us worked at the same plant. We had a good talk, and eventually he had to go do some work. Who knows, I may see him again.

After lunch, we went into Taylor for a few groceries and to deliver a sun catcher that Carolyn made to Chriselda. Carolyn loves to tat, and the sun catcher and other things she makes are used as little gifts that she gives to family and friends. Chriselda was at work, but we hung the sun catcher on the front door knob so Chriselda would find it when she arrived home. Carolyn also sent a text message to her letting her know what we had done. Here's another picture that gives a little better idea of the size of the sun catcher.

We are enjoying the peace and quiet so much that I didn't put up the satellite dish. We found that when we raised the TV antenna on the RV, we were able to pick up about 40 stations. That's more than enough for the two nights we'll be here. Isn't HD television the greatest? It's amazing to us how good the picture is with these new televisions. Even the imperfections in the people's faces show up.

We plan to move on down the road a little way tomorrow. Since we're trying not to plan too far ahead, I'll let our final destination for the next few days be a surprise.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Kosciusko, Mississippi: Beehive Of The Hills

Not all who wander are lost.