A Good Day for a Walk

I'm sure almost everyone took a walk today, from Atlanta to Minneapolis to Casper/Cheyenne to Bozeman to Orcas Island! Chorro and I took ours before we ate, though. It was chilly here, but comfortable as long as we kept moving. This is Poverty Point Reservoir, and I think my camera was kind to the sky, since I don't remember it being quite that turquoise.

We didn't see any black bears, and our first major wildlife spotting was this turtle, who blends in well with his habitat. I hope you can pick him out.

A few ducks were out for a stroll too.

And these guys obviously already had eaten and had their seats, waiting for the afternoon football game to start.

But what we all waited for was the turkey!

Okay, so it's a chicken. For me, it still had all the necessary features. It browned nicely, had drumsticks and made lots of leftovers. What more could I want?

Oh, of course, the Collard Greens. Fortunately, Atlanta called in before dinner and I learned that I had to cook them for a loooooong time before they would be tender. And the vote? Well, let's just say that if the election were held today and they were Hillary Clinton, there would be a lot of disappointed feminists. I would have to say that their redeeming feature was the bites of crunchy bacon hidden in them. But for them to be truly good there would have to be way more bacon than greens.

The collard greens are at eight o'clock, and clockwise, are my mashed rutabagas, broccoli with shredded cheese, "turkey," and sweet potato-brown rice dressing with gravy. My dessert is baked acorn squash stuffed with an apple-pecan-cinnamon filling.

My dinner was indeed delicious, as I hope was true of all of yours. I had the advantage of being able to fix exactly what I wanted.

We had a pretty moon to cap off the evening, spied during a late stroll to the trash cans.

And tomorrow is a new day.