new york

i fell asleep to a cool breeze and sounds of the creek through the windows last night.

this morning, after a slow start, the kids and i went for a hike with ryan’s dad and their cousin while ryan and his mom drove to buffalo for the day.

bops took us on a cool hike just a mile from their house.

he has been volunteering with the friends of webster trails for years and is very knowledgable about the trail systems throughout the area.

many of the trail projects, including boardwalks and bridges, have been local eagle scout projects.

others are all volunteer efforts by the friends of webster trails.

you can read more about the projects and the trail system in the newsletter that my father in law is in charge of editing.

of course, knowing that there might be something old and rusty on the trail kept me going.

there were a few old cars out here…story is that they used to be used in mud races when this was just an empty field.

looks like this one wasn’t victorious.

afternoon was spent playing outside and cleaning up the creek for duck races later in our visit.

and, for the record, i almost caught a frog! i am no good at holding frogs and snakes and i would like to, at the very least, be able to hold little frogs for the kids. this was a cute little guy that i tried to catch. i am bound and determined to catch one by the end of the trip!