Lovin’ these Army Corp Mississippi campgrounds….

  Above header are the new Cave Dwelling’s diggs until this Sunday. We are about 15 miles North of Meridian, MS, near Collinsville, MS and situated on Lake Okatibbee.  Our site backs right up to the lake and the weather has been 75 degrees.

We have had an evening visitor….

…I believe this could be an Egret, but if it isn’t, I’m sure Birdlady of Blogland  will give you the correct name…The way I see things is..it’s a bird, it’s white, could be an Egret.  He was having great success with dinner right behind our campfire, and paid no attention to me rudely watching him eat.

Yesterday, we went into Meridian and did our laundry..and I must say it was one of the cleanest Laundromats we have ever been in.   Even though McGuyver could NOT believe I did this, I brought the camera in the laundry to get a photo of this sign…

 

 

It was number 2 that got my attention…”INSERT appropriate number of coins or debit card”… Debit card??.Is is just me, or is this something new..? Using debit cards to wash and dry laundry is very telling of where our country is at…It use to be that the debit card was used to BUY a washer and dryer, not OPERATE one…I must be getting old.

 

 

 

We took our walk around the two loops of Twiltley Branch campground and got some photos of the dense swampland we are tucked into.  And, yes, they do have alligators in this lake, though I haven’t seen one ….yet.  If I were an Egret, “ I would watch my step” while finding dinner.  That Egret could BE dinner.!

When we drove into the campground, a sign was posted saying, “Alligators exhist in this lake.  Fish or swim at your own risk.” 10-4,    A-OK,    Gotcha!

There are quite a few fishing boats today…Wonder how hard it would be to pull a gator in…or who would want to!  This area is subject to some intense flooding….

Left..the sign in the tree…….Right, a 6’1” McGuyver reading the sign..puts in all in perspective, eh?

 

Left, this pile of firewood was a little overkill…Not to be outdone , Dennis dragged a WHOLE TREE up to our campsite and became Paul Bunyan.  As you can see, we have been able to have campfires every night…so far.

 

These woods offer up some very pretty flora nestled in between the towering pines..if you are brave enough to walk into the underbrush…I did my fastest photo shoot ever to get these pictures…and got the crap scared out of me when 4 turtles jumped from their log into the water behind me…All I could think was…GATOR!!!!

OK…Today is a big day for Dennis and myself   ……..Today is our 42nd wedding anniversary…We are celebrating with a toast by the campfire, and by living our dreams..

Just look at that happy young couple…We only knew each other 6 months before this day, 42 years ago…Since then, Dennis has quit using the Brylcreem, and I gave up the bangs..Other than that not much has changed…..well…

 

……there have been a few additions …

What once was just “us”…. is now ALL OF US!!!

 

“Newlyweds become oldyweds, and oldyweds are the reasons that families work.” ~Author Unknown