St. Louis Canyon at Starved Rock

We hiked to the St. Louis Canyon on our third and final day at the park. But first, here’s a photo of the lodge lobby. It’s very rustic. This hike is nice because it’s near the cabins so very quick to get right to the trail. We arrived at this little...

Starved Rock, Day Two

They had a special winter promotion at the lodge, a reduced rate plus a $15 dollar coupon for breakfast for breakfast both mornings, so that was nice. We started our day with a delicious lodge dining room breakfast. It’s good we had a hearty breakfast because we...

Starved Rock

Kevin and I took a trip, yaaay for that! A short one, two nights, to Starved Rock, where we’d gone to in Nov. 2023. This time, though, BEV WAS BACK to watch over our very very large herd of cats. Whoo Hoo, Bev! We were overjoyed that she came back and also that...

Really Wrapping up January…

Finally, finally, getting out of January – here’s sweet little Sweetie, enjoying a sunbeam. I finally hung the xmas lights around the perimeter of the garage, and they make me very happy, indeed. I’m sure the garage kitties are also thrilled. I think...

The Last of the First Month…

Let’s get onto April already, or better yet, May! I’m realizing that there are too many photos to post right now, so this isn’t actually the last of the first month, it’s the second to last. In the middle of January this deer looked like it...

Marching on through the Wintertime

Although it’s supposed to be in the 60s today, whoo hoo for that! But it’s a one-day-only kind of thing. Oh well. We’ll take what we can get. Also I have a ridiculous amount of stuff to accomplish today so I don’t know how much I’ll get...