A Successful Tick Hunt or Happy Mother's Day Hike

Mother’s Day in Oklahoma was a beautiful day and I wanted to hike at Skull Hollow - Steve and the girls were game.  So, sunscreen and bug spay applied and we were off.

We took the loop along the lakeside and saw a little wild life along the way – two snakes (one very large Black Snake and a tiny little Green snake), a centipede, trapping spider, water turtle, butterflies, and birds.It appears that 90% of the greenery is poison ivy, but the trail is clear. We did collect more than enough TICKS! Alaina had dozens of them in her shoes, socks, all over her jeans and a couple of them were already eating a mid-day snack before we finished our walk.  Ivy and Steve had some as well. 

Yikes, retreat is the better part of valor so we went home. Guess that lovely mild winter means a big year for ticks.  Ugh.

It was still a lovely evening for a nice dinner followed by my new favorite dessert:  REAL Key Lime Pie with Strawberries and Whipped Cream.  Yum.

Happy Mother's Day to all you Mom's out there.