It’s not just a catchy tune by Chicago, it accurately describes today’s outing to Lake Benson Park so Gramps and Grandma Carol could see the facilities that are available just a short drive down Buffaloe Road from the house.
The park has three areas with play equipment, plenty of open spaces that are great for kicking a soccer ball, and nature trails near the lake. There’s even a little cabin not too far from the road which houses Garner’s famous stuffed albino deer. This house has it all…air conditioning, nice pictures on the wall, and a security system. You might wonder why that’s important for a deer that’s, well, dead. Well, there is a reason she has the nickname Singy…some idiot broke into the house, stole the deer, and set it on fire. They’ve done a decent job of restoring it so that you really would have a hard time telling. Of course, the white deer is actually housed across the street from White Deer Park. Go figure!
All around the deer memorial are nice big pecan trees. The last time I saw pecan trees like that was at Fort Sam Houston in Texas where we’d go pecan picking (we had special poles with traps on the end of them). The best trees were near the national cemetery on the other side of post…shhh…don’t tell anyone!
The boys really love the park and it’s a good place to allow Nicholas to run off his surplus of energy which is always a good thing when it comes time for him to go to bed! Alexander just loves being out in the fresh air and has taken a real shine to swinging on the swing set.