While Francis was in the hospital we had a bird make a nest in one of our lawn chairs. We were able to photograph the births and the young birds leaving the nest.

We did not have the large animals of Alaska and the west but among the large number of squirrels we have a few odd ones. This tailless one and one that a blond tail . . . don't know who was the hairdresser that did the job.

These ducks became so familiar in the area that we started naming the groups.

Lots of Canada geese stay in this area

On a small island in the Arkansas River we watched a doe with 2 fawns. One afternoon we observed the doe swim to the mainland with one fawn.

Early May,2010

Well the old saying goes . . . the best made plans, etc.

Our plans to spend the summer in New Mexico changed in early May after a visit to Francis' cardiologist. We made a quick trip with our grandson to get the motorhome and are now parked in Maumelle Park in Little Rock, Arkansas. After he recovers from surgery we will return to our traveling lifestyle.