The Lake I Didn't Know We Had

On the other side of the subdivision we live in there is a big lake. It is a very nice lake, and it is very large, and it has a bike/jogging path that goes all the way around it. There are geese and ducks and box turtles and rumors of other wildlife including a big snapping turtle. Today we saw what I think was a blue heron there. And I probably shouldn't admit it, but I only discovered this lake yesterday. Yes, I have lived here for almost two years, and while I knew there was a body of water of some type I had never bothered to go looking for it and it is surprisingly well hidden (well hidden for me anyway since it's on the other side of our subdivision where I never have reason to go).

Anyway, this morning Joel and the kids and I took a walk over there so I could show it to Joel, and we spent a good two hours on our walk exploring the lake and surroundings. The weather was very nice and we all had fun. This afternoon Joel's parents came over and we cooked hamburgers and hotdogs and ate water melon and made s'mores. The kids' introduction to s'mores did not go so well -- Ben took one bite and decided he didn't like it, and Rebecca liked it until she got sticky marshmallow goo all over her hands and then she squealed and waved her hands around trying to get rid of it.

Pictures of the lake, the blue heron, and Rebecca's marshmallow fiasco below.