Thursday, July 31, 2014

The Search for Russell...and Fossil Rocks

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.

Thomas at one of the Iowa monuments holding his stick "sword"
Thomas and Mamaw hiking on the Sunken Road at the Hornet's Nest

On the bridge at the Hornet's Nest

"Riding" the cannon

Nope, Russell isn't in here

Posing with the cannoneers

At the Peach Orchard

Looking for Russell in the shadows of Bloody Pond

Searching for fossil rocks with Mamaw and Poppy

Found one!
Wielding a mighty stick

Poppy teaching Thomas how to skip rocks

Good try!

With Granddad
The summer tanager


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