Francis Beidler Forest
On Saturday, Josh and Helen (parents of the most AMAZING design company Fuzzco)hopped in the car with me and Tim and headed out to the swamps. Tim drove, Josh directed, and Helen had about 6 lollipops during the 45 minutes drive West. We played around in the gift shop (including a nerve-wracking experience with an aptly named Swamp Feelie Box) before setting out on the 2 mile boardwalk that meanders throughout the old-growth forest.
Nature Sighting Totals
Squirrels: 12
Baby Deer:1
Gators:1
Snakes:1
Bugs: 100
Bugs that Helen tried to touch: 97
After, we discarded our adventure gear (Starbucks cups) we went straight to the original Duke's BBQ in Ridgeville and veritably gorged ourselves on fried chicken, hush-puppies, and some glorious concoction called a Corn Popper.
Much love to Helen and Josh and Tim for making my Saturday SC Adventure come true.
I loved it! The snake in the tree, the "suck it" retort you communicated between 2 siblings, Tim's creation and detection of "nature sounds" and yes, ... the corn poppers.
ReplyDeleteI think this is the best post ever. Thank you for nature sighting totals, they are fantastically hilarious. I am irrationally scared of small things that move so am very impressed with Helen's abilities. All in all , love your writing and photos and blog! So glad I came across it today.
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