So we've been on a bit of a nature kick lately. Saturday we went to the Lake Jackson Indian Mounds in Tallahassee. I expected there to be at least ten mounds, tee-pees, period clothing, and demonstrations. Instead we found something a little simpler.

There were only two Indian mounds. I don't even think that one of them counted as an mound. It was more of an anthill actually. The other one was pretty impressive though. Apparently the native american's built this these mounds completely by hand. The top of the mound was covered with wildflowers that were about as tall as my shoulders. In between all of these wildflowers were butterflies. Now, I have lived in Tallahassee for three years and the butterfly migration has happened every year while I have walked around completely unaware. This time of year is amazing down here because it has FINALLY cooled down enough to wear long sleeves in the morning.

The park also had a fairly impressive set of hiking trails that wound through the forest surrounding the mounds. We crossed over streams and by little cliffs. Jane had a great time walking over the bridges. She was so cute; she would walk to one side of the bridge, turn around and walk a back to the other side of the bridge. She did this over and over again. When we finally made her stop she got mad, sat down on the ground and cried.






So I would say that our weekend outing was successful. We spent time together as a family that didn't involve sitting on the couch in our living room or on the sidewalk in the backyard. Jane was tired when we got home and we didn't have a hard time getting her to take a nap. (That is always a positive!)





And, finally, we have all of these great pictures to share with you. Of course you don't get to see them all, but really, it's okay, I know that your not that interested... :)