After grocery shopping, we settled into our two week home at Kiowa Park in Texoma. This park is situated on Waurika Lake. The previous week, we had stayed on the other side of the lake. We had made this reservation well in advance because is was going to be over the Memorial Day weekend. We had learned our lesson last year, that planning ahead for holiday weekends was really important. We did not want to risk not having a spot, or having to drive a really long distance by not planning ahead.
During the beginning of our stay, we had a few neighbors, but no one really close. As Memorial Day Weekend crept closer, the park began to fill. That was OK. We are fortunate enough to camp and enjoy nature all the time. Most people do not, so we do not begrudge crowded parks over the holidays. This year, our neighbors were very polite and friendly. For that we are grateful. During the week, we really enjoyed the park. Over the weekend, we stayed inside most of the time, and let our neighbors enjoy their boats, their family time, and the lake itself. We used the time inside to clean, reset, tape a few naps, and catch up on some TV.
The skies here were terrific, and changing constantly due to Texoma being in tornado alley, and it being spring. The following pitcures are some of my favorite sky shots from our stay.
There were also wild blackberries growing next to our site. Of course I had to pick some, but left most for the birds and bunnies. There were wildflowers, butterflies, bunnies, birds, and lots of geese, with even more baby geese.
I spent a lot of time down at the shore of the lake so Murphy could swim and swim. I swear he was a fish in his past life. He did have a standoff with some geese in the water, they did not come to his part of the shore, but he decided there were too many to chase after.
We really enjoyed our last two weeks in Oklahoma. I had never imagined that we would spend a month in Oklahoma, but I am really glad we did. We got to see family, and we learned that Oklahoma is a beautiful state with various terrain. I had always thought that it was a state of plains, but there is so much more to Oklahoma than that.
It was time to head west again. Our next stop is a quick overnight at a Harvest Host. We were headed to an old Route 66 ghost town in Texas.
Wandering Cindi 