Up and out by 6:30 a.m. I wanted to catch early morning light on Lake Juniper. It really is a lovely time of day.
Returned to the cabin for breakfast with my love, then we picked up the golf cart. Because it’s the golf course’s slow time, we were given full run 🙂 I love golf course scenery.
The park’s literature said beavers lived along the right side of the 15th fairway so we checked it out.
We walked in the woods off the right side and came upon a tree with colorful fungus and fungus beetles!
We walked back to the fairway and down closer to the green. Off to the right was another small pond with a Cypress stand
Upon closer inspection, we found Beaver houses!
I could resist capturing #15 green on paper. This is watercolor pencils in my Aquabee Super Deluxe Sketch Book. All in all a great morning. Ooooo, and yes, a picnic lunch next to the lake 🙂
In the afternoon, Rob took a vacation nap and I did more exploring. I love the growth stages of Longleaf Pines. The grass stage reminds me of cousin It on the Adams family 🙂
And, how about these beauties! Yellow Trumpet Pitcher-plants, Sarracenia flava L. These are begging to be painted!
This journal page contains Wednesday and Thursday sketches. At the very top are a family of Wood Ducks I observed Thursday evening around 7 pm. 10 ducklings! Dad was preening while the kids lead Mom all the way across Lake Juniper. They were feisty little guys and cut a pretty wake across the calm lake.
Thanks, Judy!
I am enjoying your posts about the week in the park.