Not too much going on with the Schools household. This past weekend I helped Lise map some trails at the Galien River Park in Berrien County. A very small park but quite neat. They built a canopy walk boardwalk and observation deck. When you go out there you can feel it swaying. Pretty cool as long as you don’t mind heights.
Galien River Park canopy walk and platform.
The park is located in the town of New Buffalo. A nice enough place, but since it’s right on Lake Michigan there is an element of touristy about it. Studio condos cost about $150,000. At least they seem to be pretty proud of their bacon. Wonder why they aren’t flying a scrapple flag.
Can’t be bad.
While we were there we tried to get in some coastal birding. A mile inland it was in the 60s and pleasant. On the coast it was in the high 40s with a wicked wind. We pretty much got blown away. The winds were too strong to keep the scope steady. Still, a lovely day to be outside, especially for November.
Lise birding the coast.
About the only other excitement this week has been a sick lizard. She started having some problems while we were back in Pennsylvania. Like trying to turn herself inside out through her bum. Pretty nasty. Luckily, Lindsay the Lizard Sitter was watching her and admirably rose to the occasion. So after the vet stuffed everything back in where it belonged and stitched her up, he gave us ten hypos of antibiotics. Every night I have to play Dr. Ed and give her a shot. Boy. she really likes me now. She hasn’t been eating and I think she’s just building up her appetite, hoping I die so she can start gnawing on me like a piece of scrapple.
Ed's and Lise's Biggish Years 