Category Archives: Animals & Wildlife
Camping on Gwynn’s Island – August 11-14, 2020
Tuesday – August 11, 2020 From our campsite right on the Chesapeake Bay, we were able to watchthe Perseid meteor shower and the rising red quarter moon.What a magical experience! Wednesday – August 12, 2020 The swing bridge was closing … Continue reading
Camping Near Williamsburg, VA – July 21-23, 2020
We’ve felt pretty comfortable regarding the whole social distancing thing when we’ve camped at rural state parks this summer, but I had some real concerns about going to or staying in a more populated area. Hoping to have some beach … Continue reading
Camping at Smith Mountain Lake State Park – July 14-16, 2020
When we visited Smith Mountain Lake State Park on New Year’s Day 2015, it was COLD! It was SO cold that we didn’t spend much time outside exploring, but we hoped to come back another time when we could really … Continue reading
Camping at Bear Creek Lake State Park – June 7-9, 2020
For our second trip of 2020, we went to Bear Creek Lake State Park in Cumberland County, VA. After doing a day trip to this park in 2016, we thought it would be nice to camp where we could also … Continue reading
Ferals – May 2020
In December 2016 when I became aware of feral cats on my school’s campus, I started trapping them to have them spayed or neutered through our local SPCA’s TNR program. (TNR stands for Trap-Neuter-Return.) Since then I’ve been feeding them … Continue reading