Geocaching - Still Searching
What a great day I had today. It’s beautiful in North Texas, if a little cool for the time of year. Heading out to the park I had to return for a long sleeve shirt. At the sprayground (the water was on and a few kids in it - amazing how they don’t feel the cold) I found a warm refractive section of concrete edging that had soaked up a little heat. It was lovely and quite pleasant and very busy.
Then the boys and I decided to go Geocaching. I’d read about it and threatened to go a few times with a friend, but never actually tried it until today.
I have a GPS in my Honda Odyssey which seems to serve its purpose fairly well - getting me around unfamiliar places or those I seem to be unwilling to commit to memory. We did find out, however, that the location it claims we are at doesn’t seem to be terribly close to the place other GPS devices claim. We borrowed a Garmin eTrex from a friend, and it proved reliable - the coordinates were right on target for us to find our first cache in the old cemetary. It was a thrill for us all. Tucked in a nook of a large tree, it reminded me of the treasures Scout and Jem found in the tree in To Kill a Mockingbird. Our first success whetting our appetite, we decided to try another cache, but never located it. Looks like I have the next bit of electronic gadgetry on my wish list.
The full moon was suspended over a small farm just up the road on the drive for a quick visit to my mom’s house at dusk. It was picture-perfectly gorgeous. It’s been a lovely day.
