Twin Jack-in-the-Pulpits!
So that was the first week in May. Very nice. Many spring wildflowers I was happy to see again.
I was missing my granddaughter, Finley Rose, who lives in Texas. She is only 5 months old. I needed that contact with her. A real hug, not a virtual hug. So I bought a ticket to visit from May 16 to 23. Leaving Mike at home to work. I really like home, it is nice here. But then there is that strong pull in my heart to go see Finley before she grows out of babyhood.
Well, on Mother's Day our son Andrew (Finley's Dad) called me and said the babysitter was going to be gone unexpectedly for that week! Half joking he mentioned having me come out a week early. So that's what happened. I left the next day, May 11, for Texas and stayed through May 23rd! Unheard of for me to go away from home, alone, so long.
It was the most relaxing vacation I've ever had! I spent my days with Finley. I didn't cook, or drive, or grocery shop! It is two weeks that I'll treasure always!
After two weeks it was difficult to leave that sweetie in Texas but it was time to go home. Mike picked me up at the airport. He made a yummy steak dinner, got me flowers, and had the hot tub ready for a soak! So there is a sweetie in Michigan too.
Back to more adventures in May. Toward the end of May, Marie and I went to Ross Coastal Plain Marsh Preserve about 60 miles south of Grand Haven. We went in deep, through the thickest woods and marsh. No trail here.
Young Tulip Tree
Then back out to the trail. We met some people from the Nature Conservancy who talked about changes coming to this place. Pine forests removed and paved for a parking lot. Here is what we found in the pine forests.
Pink Ladyslipper Orchid
At one of the many ponds, we saw tadpoles and violets.
Mike and I went to a couple Ottawa County parks in the last days of May. Here is some of what we saw.
