Walking by the River after the Rain

Seven Bends State Park

Yesterday and today were rainy, but I can't complain. I'd rather have rain then forest fires, and at least we did not have the devastating winds that hit the Ohio River Valley this morning.

In the afternoon, there was a break in the rain so I took Charlie to Seven Bends State Park. He loves to sniff along the trails there.

I decided to go to the Hollingsworth Road entrance. We crossed the bridge by the winery.

I saw some geese across from the canoe ramp. They’re very small in the photo, but we saw them again later. 

We walked along the Bass Bight Trail. Charlie sees there’s a tree down. I reported it and the rangers will have it removed soon, so the trail will again be welcoming to bikes and strollers.

Do you see the duck leaving a trail in the water? I regretted not having my real camera, But it is awkward to handle when I’m walking the dog, plus there was a possibility that the rain would start again. These are cell phone pictures.

We did not very walk very far. Back at the parking lot, I could see the geese again. I think they might be the geese that I showed last week. They live at a home next to the park entrance.

As I drove out of the park, I looked in the yard where I often see the geese and there was Barney. He is a rather bold peacock. He’s not native to Virginia. Peafowl were originally from Sri Lanka and India. I read that they were taken to Egypt as long as 3000 years ago by the Phoenicians.

I ran several errands and by the time we were done, the rain started again.