1049 November 15, 2023 Rainy Day Shenanigans

I donned Tim’s bright yellow raincoat and set off on my morning walk.  It was amazing to me that although it had been raining for several hours, the canopy of trees is so dense that there were still dry patches on the pavement.  It did stop raining while I was out.

I stumbled upon small pond where I found three birds hunting in the water; a great egret, a snowy egret, and a wood stork.  I had fun watching them and taking pictures.  They took off one by one to roost in the treetops.

I walked the gravel trail along the park road.

It wasn’t a very nice day to play outside. We tried riding our bikes but it was chilly and raw and spitting rain.

We decided to venture into Savannah and go to the movie theater. We saw Killers of the Flower Moon. Martin Scorsese directed the film. He spoke on camera before the showing. He talked about how the crew worked very hard with the Osage Indian Tribe and with historians to tell the story as accurately as possible. In the 1920’s, at least 20 Native Americans and probably more than 100, were killed in Osage County, Oklahoma. Oil was found on reservation land and the Osage Indians became very wealthy. Neighboring ranchers became greedy and carried out plots to inherit the oil headrights. This movie was an intense 3 1/2 hour sobering tale of murder and avarice. Another chapter in our nation’s history dictated by materialism, self righteousness, and selfishness. This was a moving and powerful story.

We grabbed dinner on the way back to the campground. The movie stayed with us and we had lots to talk about. It really made us think.

School pictures; Oliver second grade and Austin kindergarten…sure to bring you smiles.