Funny thing happens when you get “home.” Sometimes you just settle down – and in. Ahhh. For three weeks after our road trip to Alabama, we snuggled into the great little house by Prince’s Lake East. For the record, there was lots of Susie whipping Todd at cards in between cheering the triple crown races. But honestly, we just enjoyed the beautiful weather and the amazing “parade” of wildlife friends.
Remember the groundhog we nicknamed “Prince” upon our arrival in mid-April? W-e-l-l, it appears “Princess” might have been a more accurate moniker, as we were visited by several little ones in May.
The young red foxes now have a burrow in the side of the hill by the lake and are often seen coming up over the hill to move through the yard.
This youngster just couldn’t stop moving. Something was clearly biting the poor thing.
Then there’s Jasper, who would show up at the back door almost daily to request lovin’s and a bite to eat.
This place is for the birds!
The birds certainly enjoy lake life. Hawks, woodpeckers, bluebirds, cardinals, robins, finches, and so many others. We were especially excited to discover there are six types of hummingbirds in Indiana, so we hung an inexpensive little feeder and saw the tiniest hummers we’ve ever seen, from 20 yards away! Ha! Couldn’t identify which we saw but it was fun.
A young American robin wandered through Jasper’s breezeway. Fortunately, it left before there could be any trouble.
Whew. Good luck on the tail, youngster!
We spent a great deal of time buckled down and planning our next few months of travel stops, however, we also made sure to check out the area and get some exercise. Trust us, three-mile walks on the hills in Prince’s Lakes will get you huffing and puffing!
The topography in this lower part of Indiana is a charming combination of rolling hills and farmed flatlands. Just so, relaxing.
Bean Blossom Overlook
It’s difficult to believe our seven weeks at Prince’s Lakes are up, but as we settled in, time did what it does, ticking on by and it became time to leave – or buy a house. 🙂 We did meet some awfully nice folks…
Nah. Still too much exploring to do!
No, Jasper. We are no longer there.
But, where are we headed?
We left Prince’s Lakes on Thursday, for our next stop a few hours north. Of course, in typical Olsen fashion, we took a side-trip, half-hour west “along the way” to see the Tower Tree in Greensburg, Indiana.
Since we’d stopped, we took the opportunity to get some steps in by looking for the various murals painted on the buildings in the historic downtown area.
From there, it was on to the “Wabash River Cottage” for a week in Logansport, Indiana. As the homeowner put it, we, “went from a beautiful lake to a muddy river.”
Our Travels 