Sunday March 3rd 2024

The day started early with a rather rude and uncertain awakening. Around 4:30 in the morning I woke to the sound of rain on the roof and another persistent but unidentifiable sound. In the fog of being almost awake I attributed to be rolling thunder and went back to sleep. About an hour later I woke again to something similar. This time I got up to look out the window and noticed that the time on the microwave was blank. The power was out and my RV home was running on the inverter from the batteries. I was now suspicious that the noise was power related. Maybe it was a transformer struggling to do its job. With nothing to do about it I went back to bed only to be woken up again at 6:30AM. This time it was a the sound of my neighbor across the street departing. Raising trailer stabilizer jacks with a power drill can be very noisy. Sometime later the power came back on with the usual bang of my transfer switch relay.

The rain continued off and on all morning. Since I am parked under trees the sound of rain continues long after the actual shower is over. The sound of rain falling on the roof was consistent throughout my breakfast and morning internet reading. With the appearance of some filtered sunshine shortly after the noon hour, I ventured out on a walk to the day use area. There was a wedding getting setup in one of the pavilions and in the amphitheater. I didn’t see an identifiable bride or groom, but music was playing and lots of slightly better than normally dressed people were gathering.

I continued by the area of the wedding and out toward the fishing and picnic area. The turtles were out taking advantage of the small amount of sun. In the lake a group of anhingas and a solitary white pelican were gathered in one area. Both are diving birds so I would assume there were fish near the surface in that area. The anhingas went under for their usual underwater swimming style fishing runs. White Pelicans just stick their heads under when something gets near. I never saw the pelican stick its head underwater.

The rumble of thunder and lots of black clouds to the east shortened my hike. The weather radar app on my phone showed the storm moving away from the area, but I didn’t choose to take any chances. I got home without getting wet. About an hour later a storm found me. It contained the sound of some thunder and a heavy rain. Another dry period followed, but it rained again when I was ready for my sunset hike. It turned into a one hike day.