Saturday, May 24

Up around 7 a.m., dressed, and had a breakfast of blueberry muffins and fresh fruit...grapes, oranges, and pineapple.

Afterward, Hubbie and I went in search of strawberries again, and this time found them at the highway intersection, where vendors had set up. The strawberries were large and fully ripe...so ripe that the vendor warned that we should consume them today, or prepare them for the freezer. We bought four quarts, which I figured would be eaten at the noon picnic.

Son and Daughter-in-Law, and two great-grandsons arrived shortly after we returned to camp. i prevailed upon Son to take a look at the camper air conditioner, since he worked as a repairman years ago, and I knew he was knowledgeable.

It was not easy to access the inner workings of the air conditioner from on top of the camper, but Son managed to do it. He located the problem and took care of it. The unit didn't give us anymore trouble the rest of the time we were there, thank goodness.

The rest of the family, including the new graduate, arrived before lunch, and several of them helped take food, drink, and supplies to the recreation room. There was plenty of room for seating. A large round table and eight chairs were already there, so by adding a fold-out table and lawn chairs that we brought along, everyone could be seated comfortably.

The room also included a long table, and a bar, on which we laid out the lunch fare. We had a choice of deli turkey and ham, Havarti and American cheeses, homemade pimento cheese, a variety of sandwich breads, salad makings, chips, sliced tomatoes, sliced Vidalia onion, fresh fruits, angel food cake, and whipped topping for dessert, and a variety of drinks.

After we'd cleaned up and taken everything back to the camper, I grabbed my camera so I could take portrait shots of Grandson in his red graduation gown and cap. At the entrance to the campground, there is a decorative red water wheel (no water there, of course), which made a nice rugged-looking background for photos. The wheel is in a shaded area, so the lighting was good.

I took lots of shots in front of the wheel, then focused on taking shots of son standing near and seated in his red Mustang car. I think we got good results so that there are several shots appropriate for enlarging.

Because Son and Daughter-in-law were hosting a birthday swim party for a seven-year-old great-granddaughter, they left camp shortly after the photo session.

Daughter and Sis, along with a great-grandson, stayed on for the rest of the afternoon, though. While they were here, I decided that we should go visit a farm that is noted for their luscious strawberries. This required emptying the back of the van of all sorts of things...wheelchair, law chairs, stadium seats, and the like, so that the rear seat could be raised, because we needed room for five of us to ride. Mother opted to stay at the camper and rest, of course.

Somehow, I imagined the farm to be something other than it was...a large roadside shed, with crops in the fields on either side of the road. The farm had only strawberries, some cartons of squash and cucumbers (both overpriced), and Vidalia and purple onions. Sis was interested in the strawberries and bought a bucket of them.

Back at camp again, we visited for a while, and then after had a supper of sandwiches for some, and soup for others. Daughter, Sis, and Great-Grandson were ready to get on the road home afterward.

Later, Hubbie, Mother, and I played three games of Skipbo. We each won a game, and then we were ready for bed. It was another long day, but a satisfying one.

Homeward bound tomorrow.