Boxing with a Lion

This morning, I got up early and stopped by Roarin' Lions house so he and I could go do some boxing. He still had some boxes to stamp into that had been placed in honor of the TX RR Gathering, so we piled into the car and headed to Rusk.

We started out by going to a couple of new boxes placed by JB Kokopelli placed in a park that used to be Rusk College. We found Linus Goes to School, but the Snoopy box escaped us. RL had fun climbing all those stairs!

Next we went to Rusk State Park and picked up Letterboxing Coyotes, Boxcar Willie, Crash at Crush, and Baja Oklahoma. I was pleased to see there had been a few visitors to these fine boxes since I'd been there last. After we found these boxes, we went to the train station and ate our picnic and of course RL wanted to play on the playground for a bit.

After we finished with our lunchtime activities, we headed to Maydelle. We found Barefoot Lucy's Loblolly Pine box. As she states in her clues, this box is at a very serene location. It was beautiful and peaceful there. When we arrived, however, there was a small dog in the parking area. I got out of the car first to see if the dog would be friend or foe, and he seemed friendly enough. This puppy followed us around and sat with us as we stamped into the box and made some whimpering noises. RL said he must be looking for his family. After we stamped in, we headed back to the car and the dog followed us. We had to leave him there, but I hope his family found him later.

Even though RL was tired and ready to go home, I wanted to check on my Camp Out LB and let him stamp into it. We were pleasantly surprised to find a fun HH, Big Foot Without Big Socks. We can't wait to let this foot loose to make some more footprints in other boxes!

Tomorrow, I'm taking a little trip for a job interview, but I'm going to try and plant a box while in the area and find a few, too!

...Thinking....

Yesterday, before heading off to celebrate Stinky Monkey's birthday, Blue Butterfly and I went to Jacksonville to find a few boxes. BB has already found these, but I hadn't yet had the pleasure, so she patiently trekked through the cemetery and park as I made the discoveries.

We made our way to Nichols Green Park to find Silver Eagle's Barefoot Den Mother. This was another fine and creative carving by the talented Silver Eagle. Next, we went to the Jacksonville cemetery and stamped into Urban Legend and What Do You Think? by JB Kokopelli. The weather for boxing was perfect today.

Next, we went to the big city of Tyler and ran a few errands there. On the way home, we stopped at Henry's Chapel Church and Cemetery so BB could plant a box there. I waited in the car while BB traipsed through the cemetery to find the perfect place. Afterwards, she gave me the clues and I stamped in.

After this, it was time to head to a special monkey's birthday party, so we put our stamps away, washed the ink off our hands and got ready to celebrate!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, STINKY MONKEY!

This week, Stinkey Monkey turned four. He enjoys finding boxes, and he even enjoys looking through his log book and showing off all the "clues" he's found. Blue Butterfly recently planted a new box, Catch a Falling Star, just for SM because he likes stars so much. I can't wait for him to find his special box at one of his favorite parks!

It's Been a While....

It's been a while since I've updated my blog. There is no excuse, except the usual.....other things have gotten in the way of my "blogging time". Since finding the Spring Flower Series, I've been down to Double Lake and found a few of Lone Star Quilter and Boots Tex's WONDERFUL carvings in that area. I've also found a few others that I can't quite put my feeble memory on right now, but I had fun finding all of them.

I also went to Lake Livingston (seen in the picture) and found several on the trails there by Baby Bear, Silver Eagle, and the Frye Team. I even planted my Hank Hill box at Livingston SP while I was there.

Last weekend, I went on a journey with Blue Butterfly. She planted the Great Texas Balloon Race near the site of the annual race in Gregg County. We then headed over to Tatum to each plant one in a park where Roarin' Lion and Stinky Monkey enjoy playing. BB planted Catch a Falling Star, a box she made especially for Stinky Monkey, while I planted Peggy Hill. I can't wait for others to come enjoy our stamps!