Today is my last day with Ester for this trip. We concentrated on final things that needed to happen for me to hike. We got the final groceries. We tried a pan of protein bars I wanted to try. They aren't very good, but now I know that. We did laundry.
We talked about taking a walk, but then it began to rain. We did go out to dinner at one of Ester's favorite places called Riverlake Inn. They have a pond and landscaping out back
![landscaped pond](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1TkWiL-zF2dx_hO7-gHvInM-ra_GgjlGG2mfEcgeyhX2_rjKb5xYnsJMLrwCb-J5nqRsFcRYPfK0F4I6SV-4mxjZK1I86LkUaS4nGoYj654OS7DXYwPy_IrNuypJ5-Wgi0XGkA-EG2wL7/s1600/RiverlakeGarden01.jpg)
The bullfrogs didn't mind the rain.
![bullfrog](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjaiydAATheS3DwMD5Cev6syXxxhJf8bpTY8KvYKv5kE2KYSQeSpN476vb9_rpX5r9oq-OgQ_CLH08XQrLZxPPHXl5JuCqKECH-0Bq_qts0ZRkh7YESDXdx7imaYxYuv8bHOdcR262jwn79/s1600/frogBull01.jpg)
The lawn has a number of purple martin houses. I was carefully stalking the birds I saw on top so as not to frighten them away. The joke's on me! When I got close enough to really see them I realized they are decoys!
![martin houses](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkp1QUYCE71W_U9NZkuDSDEJcBvtJU5ioWFx3ywy1rJS9JD2K6I_bROyCotRAwRUXQO05aPYTbkBrt_AoUaoDte4R2bx1oHg5GcXLoJNb-JwO87MJo_HfBrhCxTxF1R9L43UyT-7JN9GO3/s1600/MartinHouses01.jpg)
We did see some real martins fly in while we were eating. And on the way home we also saw a number of sandhill cranes standing in a field. But I didn't have the good camera with me.
The rain and gray skies made the colors of the redbud pop.
![rebud](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3Xyd04KGmwh9PEMaV1fecaeHeE5qiSNqL6WCNQ7oXv4niKXPzGODnWl1WlDs7SCdtfnvGQoQfAHCMnCOQIaTI2_nq4pJ3ClnmL3e912rQSzCu7NSr0lbGw5MwduK4coRNIIvijVKPUuer/s1600/redbud02.jpg)
Tomorrow night I'll be at the campground with Marie. Hope to blog fairly often from the hike. We'll see. At least I'll put a picture a day on Facebook.
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2 comments:
Enjoynthe rest pf your last day
Oooh, that bullfrog is LOVELY! And the redbud tree too!
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