Herrs At The Lake Part 2

In the week prior to the Herr's visit, Kathie had been scoping out possible new experiences for the grandkids. One of them was an area attraction called Wilderness Walk. These things can sometimes be rather cheesy, but this one turned out to be lots of fun and will be worth return visits. Eleanor and Anders will need to see it, after all! Anyway, here are Grandma and the grandkids near the entrance to the park.

There were lots of animals to see and to pet. Some careful coaching on how to keep the hand flat while offering food prevented any nibbled fingers.

Check out Clara's sharp new sunglasses.

Henry liked the tortoise.

As did Clara.

"Grandpa Bild, there are chickens in here!" Clara had this new version of my name during this visit.

We heard this guy all over the park. Actually, he was one of many of the proud birds.

Henry figured out how to operate this rocking (in more ways than one) bird.

Everyone liked the dromedaries.

Here's another example of "I'm tired of posing for pictures and am not going to be especially cooperative here."

On the other hand, "Heh, heh, heh. Velcome to the Monster Mash. I vill mesmerize you vith my semi-circular moves." (You need to have played our pinball machine to fully appreciate this.)

Flintstones, meet the Flintstones...Let's ride with the family down the street, through the courtesy of Fred's two feet.

I didn't take all the pictures.

But I did get this one of five of the most precious people in my life.

And another of just our visitors, some of whom were semi-willing to pose.

Betsy or Pete took this one of two very happy grandparents.

Back at home, I took this picture of Kermit and Kathie's new lilies. Kermit was a gift from Henry and Clara last year.

On a different day, we visited our favorite local greenhouse and nursery. They had this fairy village and garden on display.

Henry was fascinated with the paths that meandered through the hosta garden in the nursery's nearby woods.

Henry and Clara both loved seeing the koi in the pond in the flower garden.

On the way back to our cabin, we stopped at the local watering hole. They have acquired a new bear, so pictures were again required.

One of the last things on Grandma's list of activities was to make s'mores. I built a fire and then Betsy and Pete demonstrated the proper techniques for marshmallow roasting.

Henry and Clara, on the other hand, demonstrated how to get most of the s'mores into one's mouth.

You can see why I look forward to each family visit to the lake!