Tuesday, March 22, 2011

We had a really rough Monday…

100_4288After waking up and having a cup of coffee and breakfast we just kind of lounged around the house and started to just take it all in… Then after we ate lunch we decided it was time for a trip into town to find Reservoir Park that was located near the town of Southern Pines.

The park has a 95 acre lake that was created in 1924100_4293 when a dam was built across a Mill Creek and supplied up to 2,000,000 gallons of water per day to Southern Pines and the surrounding area. The park is run by the city and is free to enter.  We decided to hike the 2.2 mile loop around the lake and took a few side trails as well.

100_4295The early signs of spring were abound as the fiddleheads of ferns were spotted along with the flowering dogwoods and wild blueberries. The trail on the lake is pretty well manicured and was a pleasant and fairly easy hike. e were occasionally passed by joggers and mountain bikers but they didn’t interfere with us bird watching or ambling along…

100_4296We stopped along a boardwalk crossing a creek that fed into the lake and the water was so clear that we could see the lily pads waiting to emerge from the depths… so we sat for a while and took it all in… While sitting a rather large (about one foot long) trout came out from the boardwalk and was manicuring it’s spawning bed. It had cleared out about a two foot diameter circle of sea grass and had wallowed out a place where she would soon be laying her eggs.

100_4299While watching her an American Coot was on the other side working the lily pads and sea grasses in search of food. We watched as she plodded along eating grasses and an occasional minnow and small frog. After sitting there for about half an hour we moved on towards the end of the trail where we were greeted by a pair of courting Canadian Geese.

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After hiking around the lake we once again went into the town of Pinehurst as we really enjoy the area a lot.  One more visit to 100_4315Dugan’s Pub for an ice cold draft Yeungling and a small walk around the quaint downtown area where there are several golf related statues in town… the tulips and landscaping were impeccable as this is obviously a vacation choice for the haves and not necessarily for the have nots.

No better way to end the day than with a nice dinner made in our new home… Seared Tuna with a mushroom lemon cream sauce, asparagus, rice with green chilies and mushrooms, and a slice of homemade wheat bread that was our first loaf of bread made in the convection oven… a nice glass of red wine to top it off… excellent!!!

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20 comments:

  1. Livin' this life is so tough, don't know how you managed to do all you did. :)

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  2. and here I thought something 'bad' happened..looks like a great day to me!!

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  3. What a day...and nice photos as well. Your dinner looks wonderful.

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  4. Peter cried wolf!! After seeing your title, I was worried, but am glad to read that you had a nice and relaxing day. That's what it's all about. Keep doing it!

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  5. LOL I fell for the title too, but enjoyed the pics of your "tough" day. :)

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  6. I think this life style might be too much for you. You should buy a newspaper and look for a JOB!!!!!! This life style change has sure been hard on you guys.

    Travel Safe
    Dawn and Denise

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  7. Sounds like you are starting to slow down a bit, it takes a while to get down to a crawl, sit outside with a book and meet new people. Just keep having fun.

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  8. Don't you just love this life? Enjoy!!!

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  9. Hey it's a tough life, but someone has to do it! Great pics of the park.

    Kevin and Ruth
    www.travelwithkevinandruth.com

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  10. Instead of the asparagus, you could have had fresh fiddleheads! :)

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  11. Great post! Great pix! Great food! Any chance of getting the recipe for mushroom lemon cream sauce?

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  12. I'm sorry with the tough life you are having... my sympathy, wholeheartedly!

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  13. Oh poor you. That's the last time I believe your subject line.

    Sherry
    www.directionofourdreams.blogspot.com

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  14. It sure does seem like you are "roughing" it. Enjoy...life is good!

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  15. You got me too!! I read your post title and thought "oh no!" So glad your "rough" day was just a typical day in the life of......

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  16. I'm so sorry to hear about your stressful, distressing, toilsome Monday!

    Welcome to Life!!! Enjoy!

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  17. Yes, it's a rough life, but someone has to live it.... :)

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  18. Love the tulips shot! Have fun in good old NC!

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