Out and About

     With nicer weather (and their need to shape up their ever-aging bods) mom and dad have begun to get out and about more.  Things are finally starting to settle down here what with address changes, new doctors, dentists, optometrists and veterinarians, license & registration updates and all that other stuff we felines thankfully don't need to worry about.  To be honest, mom's the one who takes care of this stuff, and that's all I'm gonna say about that. 

 Anyway, Westgate Nature Park isn't far from us, and mom and dad went for a stroll recently to explore. 

That's mom looking over the edge

The park isn't very big, but it has a wonderful raised boardwalk winding through wetlands and ending in an outdoor classroom. 

Mom chillaxin'

 

     Along the way there's a playground for the little ones,

plenty of well-lighted parking, wildlife information,

benches to rest one's weary bones and even a little free library. 

Isn't this just the coolest thing?

These pint sized repositories are scattered throughout the world and are really awesome.

     Go to ncwriters.org and click "Writers Network News" in the right column and scroll to page 18 to see a great photo spread of these wonderful little free libraries. You can also learn more about them by visiting littlefreelibrary.org where you'll learn all about the tens of thousands that are set up across the globe.  Dad has thought about building one, but dad thinks about doing a lot of things and if his record of getting projects completed started is what mom says it is this little portion of the planet won't see a dad-built model anytime soon. 

note: according to the less brilliant half of this blog's authorship the above links worked when he tested them, but...