April 29, 2014 Catching Up (The Landing Point RV Park, Cape Girardeau, MO0

Saturday, after the rain stopped, at auction.

Monday afternoon successful morel hunt at my sister/family's farm.

Total count: 155.  They were delicious tonight for dinner.

Ancient grinding rock found by my nephew.  It's weight is approximately 45 pounds, 14 inches square.  There is a 4-5" depression in center used for grinding.  The four "holes" in each corner was used to hold nuts for cracking.  And, even more neater: the reverse side also has the grinding depression.  The straight line was probably caused by a modern-day farmer using a disc in the field.  Most probable the grinding rock was used by the Osage Indians.

A beautiful scarlet tanager perching on the fence around a corral on my sister/family's farm.

I also saw a blue grosbeak two days in a row at the farm.  The photo I took of it is fuzzy.  It also is a beautiful bird.  I think it is only the second time I had seen one.

We drove back to Cape Girardeau, MO today.  The outside temperature ranged from 51 to 59 degrees, which means we actually turned on the heater for part of the trip.

We picked up Ashlynn and Zade after school, went to the grocery store, bought meat to grill.  Dinner was the grilled pork chops with sides of mashed potatoes, mac 'n' cheese, cauliflower, and ta da! battered morel mushrooms.  Delicious!

We appreciate very much the strong WI-FI supplied by the RV park!