We made our yearly trek to visit Granddad over the Fourth of July. When we pulled into his driveway, we were greeted by a summer tanager singing in the live oak tree outside of his house. Of course the tanager was really guarding his nest, and his "greeting" was really a warning call to his mate in a nearby tree. Nevertheless, it was a joyful sight and sound. Of course, we made our obligatory trip to Shiloh battlefield to look for Russell, Thomas's stuffed frog that has been MIA for two years now. And we waded through Stony Lonesome creek to look for fossil rocks, of which we found many.
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| Thomas at one of the Iowa monuments holding his stick "sword" |
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| Thomas and Mamaw hiking on the Sunken Road at the Hornet's Nest |
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| On the bridge at the Hornet's Nest |
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| "Riding" the cannon |
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| Nope, Russell isn't in here |
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| Posing with the cannoneers |
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| At the Peach Orchard |
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| Looking for Russell in the shadows of Bloody Pond |
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| Searching for fossil rocks with Mamaw and Poppy |
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| Found one! |
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| Wielding a mighty stick |
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| Poppy teaching Thomas how to skip rocks |
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| Good try! |
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| With Granddad |
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| The summer tanager |
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