Alllll Aboard! We’re Out to Lunch!

Remember these?

This one doesn’t go anywhere anymore, just sits in the station in Lake City, lookin’ pretty.

But you can still go inside and ...

order up lunch! 

If you use your imagination, you can pretend you’re traveling in the ‘50s and the train is moving slowly through town while you enjoy your dining car lunch. 

🧳 🧳 🧳

  

  It’s been a quiet week here in Georgetown, several days and inches of rain, followed by record cool weather, which I love.  

  On Thursday I noticed an injured young cardinal in the yard.  He was under the bird feeder trying to hop about so his mama could feed him and couldn’t remain upright, so pathetic to watch.  We knew of emergency clinics for all kinds of sea animals, including the famous one for turtles and even one for raptors near Charleston, but hadn’t heard of any place that took in songbirds.  We did eventually find a place about an hour away.  

  When we went outside to get the bird he surprised us by awkwardly flying into the azalea bushes and we couldn’t find him.  A couple hours later he was back flopping around under the feeder.  We were smarter, and we got him.  The Ark Animal Hospital in Surfside Beach assured us that they would try to fix him and humanely euthanize him if they couldn’t so we left him, along with a donation and a little blessing with hopes that someday he will fly free and strong.

  One more baby bird story.  This morning we were at a stoplight and noticed a parade of Canada geese, Mama, Papa, and a whole waddle of little ones out in front of them and all around them, on a mission to cross a road.  Then behind the Canada goose family came three very large white, honking domestic geese.   And behind them, four half grown mallard ducklings!  Maybe something had happened to the duckling parents and they had imprinted on the goose family?  Anyway, we changed our direction and followed them to make sure everyone made it to the canal across the road, which they did.  

Hope you are en-JOY-ing your weekend!