Anyway... on Thursday, I took the boys to Sonic (I was craving a Vanilla Cream Diet Coke), and they got to get a Whacky Pack (I opted for a large tots with cheese!), and then we headed to a picnic table along the Concho River. I took some stale bread along, hoping to find some hungry ducks. (However, we usually end up feeding lots of hungry turtles and even a few *ick* nutrea!) After having our nutritious and healthy serving of fast food grease, we walked across the bridge to where we saw a few ducks. For some reason, they weren't really interested in our bread. I was a tad offended until I figured out why they were so apprehensive... Grackles. Those mean, ugly, black birds that look like the flew straight out of the works of Edgar Allen Poe. Said grackles literally "took position" in the trees along the river. Once they saw us toss a few bread chunks into the water, they literally started DIVE-BOMBING the ducks! Pecking the tops of their sweet little heads, making them swim to safety, and snatching the bread right out of the water. Luckily, we didn't have a ton of bread - I was feeling guilty! Like we were causing these poor ducks to be abused even though we just wanted to fill their bellies with a little Sarah Lee...
Once we ran out of bread, we walked along the river to the Visitor's Center. It really is a beautiful place. The winding steps and bridges that take you up, over, and all around the waterfalls are so much fun. The boys just loved it. They had to stop and observe each and every waterfall and, of course, try to touch it... at least a little bit. After spending time there, we continued our walk to the next bridge where we crossed over and played at Kid's Kingdom for a while. It was a great, exhausting time which resulted in naps for all. (And the first pink, sun-kissed cheeks of the year!)
Attempting to feed the ducks... while a large turtle watched and sunned.
Attempting to feed the ducks... while a large turtle watched and sunned.
Welcome to the Visitor's Center!!
Checking out the lower water falls...
Taking a break to watch together...
And, of course, riding one of the many artistic sheep found around our town.
2 comments:
Again AWESOME. Your see, you do an amazing job.
We can all learn from you!
I wish I had amazing little places like that around to take my crew, man that would be fun to let them al loose there!
Feeding the ducks is so much fun. Beautiful pictures!! Your kiddo's are so cute!! :)
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