Glacier National Park - Day 7

Saturday, July 12

We are still waking up way too early.  It gets daylight here around 4:15-4:30 a.m. and we are awake soon after that.  This morning upon awakening I was thinking how wonderful it would be tomorrow when we fly back to Texas and how good it will be to be back home.  I love going away on vacation but I like going home even more!

We were up by 6:00 a.m. and going for our final walk this week around Spokane's South Hill neighborhoods.  I saw these purple flowers growing out of a crack where the cement wall joined the sidewalk.

We ended up going by a McDonalds along the way and grabbed ourselves a breakfast sandwich and a coffee for me.  Outside of the McDonalds were these awesome flowers!

As we were walking back, we saw a shrub that had an off-shoot growing right through the fence!

 

And we kept on seeing pretty flowers along the way!

 

 When we got back to Megan and Austen's house, little Nelson was awake and Austen asked us if we could take him for a walk so they  could get some more sleep, since they had been up most of the night because Megan had been sick.

So off we went for another walk about the neighborhood, with Nelson in his stroller.

 We saw lots more pretty flowers along the way...

When we came back with Nelson, we quietly went into the back yard and enjoyed watching Nelson having fun with their chickens.

 The chickens don't seem to mind him at all.

In the afternoon we enjoyed Subway sandwiches and then headed out in the country to Tum Tum, where Megan and Austen have some property, their little get-away place from the city.  We had fun with Nelson in the back seat of their car, between Tom and me. 

 Nelson really buddied up with his Uncle Tom.

Right near their property is Red Lake, a county park.

 Nelson is supervising Tom as he blows up the float.

 Red Lake is in such a pretty setting and the water is clear and cool.

 Nelson loves his own little boat, as long as Mom doesn't let go of it.

Nelson meets BooBoo!

BooBoo was enjoying the great views around Red Lake.

Megan drove their car back to their property while Austen (carrying Nelson), Tom and I walked back, cutting through their neighbor's field's/woods.

 And again there are those purple flowers growing wild.  So pretty!

 We really enjoyed getting out into the country to see their country get-away place.  They have already planted fruit trees up on a little knoll, and they have great views along the drive to get here.

Tomorrow we get on a plane and head back to Texas!!  Can't wait!