Car Picnic

Our plan today was to drive to the public boat ramp on the east side of Chapman Lake, park our car, and eat our lunch. When we lived on the north side of Warsaw, a few times I parked here and walked through the neighborhood which is a mishmash of small old cottages and luxury lake homes. Today the lot was parked full of boats and boat trailers. I suppose people are getting their boats ready for the Memorial Day weekend. There are no public parks along the lake.

We drove north along the curvy road to Road 450 North and headed west toward Warsaw. We ended up at Lucerne Park on Pike Lake. Like Center Lake, there are no picnic tables set out. There were 3 metal benches along the shore, but with all of the recent rain, they were in 2-3 feet of water rather than on land. We ate the packed lunch we brought inside our car. It is mostly cloudy today though we saw some sun north of Chapman Lake. We had the Lucerne Park lot to ourselves. It was just nice to look at the lake and trees, to have a change of scenery. 

I am thankful to be able to see through the windows of my home or with a short walk or drive the beauty of the natural world.

This morning as I sat at the computer, a goldfinch landed on the edge of the patio next to the blooming cheddar pinks. The bright magenta flowers in contrast to the bright yellow was lovely.