Easter in Ithaca 2012

Last Thursday before Easter, Pat and I headed north

and east to Ithaca for an early spring visit with

 Sarah and Keith.

The weather was cool, crisp and sunny most of the time.

And, a little windy also.  We went on a couple of leisurely

hikes, this one with all 3 dogs who seemed to be

as delighted with the outing as we were

I am always hoping to see the beaver but haven't

had any luck yet.

They are obviously there and very active.  This

is just one of many examples of their work.

 We were a little early for the first of the spring wild flowers

except for a couple of hearty specimans.

We thought maybe 2 weeks difference in the plants

from Medina to Ithaca.

  

 On Saturday, we visited a wildlife preserve call Montezuma.

This is the nest of the local Osprey which we eventually

saw in the sky.  The trail was blocked off, but this

view from the road was still pretty impressive.

In a different location we saw a pair of bald eagles

tending their 2 eaglets.  There was a man at this location

sharing his high powered scope.  We could see the

bands on the Eagle's legs! 

 Sunday was a bad day for pigeons!

Sort of like golf...we went from location to location

but with explosions. 

 ...the guys shot pigeons from various and sundry

heights and distances and speeds, etc., while

Sarah and I enjoyed a walk in the woods.

And of course, we ate well.  Both at home and at

a couple of new restaurants that we tried. Good

pickin' guys!

 Just in case it slipped by, G'pa celebrated his

82nd birthday on April 6.  We got together with them

and Andy and Gayle for pizza and strawberry rubarb

pie and ice cream.  They are doing pretty well,

although something about G'pa's leg is not

working quite right.  He's been in PT for about 3 weeks

now, so I am hoping that they will get an

MRI pretty soon so we can find out what's going

on.  He's mostly upset because he can't ride his scooter :-(

Love you all, Mom  xxxxxxoooooo