If I’m not the poster child for Belleplain State Forest, I should be. I can’t write about it enough. Johnnie and I started our month with a weekend in our favorite site and ended our month the same way. My computer and camera seem to be giving me problems communicating, so I can’t share the pictures from my rear view window that I took yesterday. The mountain laurel, my favorite, was in bloom. And for a holiday weekend, the park was very nice. It was full, there were lots of families with children, and some nice people who were enjoying the weekend and sharing stories of travel. I admit that I used to avoid camping Memorial Day and Labor Day weekends, once the kids were gone. It always seemed to me that everyone who had never taken a camping trip or gone to the Jersey Shore needed to be out those particular weekends. I hated sitting in the traffic coming home on both weekends. It seemed as if we were in traffic for the same amount of time that we were away. What was the point? But now, I’m more relaxed about it. Perhaps it’s rving, perhaps it’s being 50+. Whatever the reason, I have more patience. More patience with the traffic, more patience with the people. I just want to relax and enjoy the park.
On our May 1 and 2 visit, I went out on my bike with my camera. Wildflowers were the subject of the day. I found wild strawberries in bloom and violets alongside the road and trails.
Wild strawberry flowers
Note: This is the second post in which I have tried to put multiple photos and the photos do not come through. I’ll have to investigate with Word Press. I would hate to change my blog but the photos are as important to me as the writing.
Views from the Rear Window 