Almost Trailside: A True Story by Kathy Rocco

Author:Kathy Rocco
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Kathy Rocco
Published: 2015-05-11T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter VI

Morning in the Park was sheer tranquility. Slivered ribbons of sunshine pierced through the umbrella of dense forest tree branches that blocked the bright suns view and warmth.

Peeking through the black out curtains that kept the travel trailer dark inside I could see a few travel trailers and campers scattered around the area, but no one parked close to us.

Upon rising to start our day, I opened all of the curtains wide to let in the natural forest light. The travel trailer had very large windows.

It was peaceful and beautiful in the early morning forest. Dew sparkled on the ground like diamond dust. The picnic table outside our door was coated with large clear drops of water. In the distance, I noticed two riders on horse back moving slowly along the edge of the damp leaf-covered road.

A smile pierced my lips. I love horses. I called the boys and Tommy to the window to enjoy the sighting with me. We watched together until the horses and riders disappeared into the forest. Naturally, the boys wanted to go horse back riding. While we didn’t discourage their desire, we told them it was an activity we would investigate and that sometime we would all go horse back riding together. This satisfied them.

For breakfast I enjoyed making French toast with butter and warm syrup, sliced up an apple, and made hot chocolate to drink. Even though it was cold out, Tommy bundled up to cook bacon outside on our small grill he set up on the picnic table. It was our very first meal out camping in our new travel trailer and it was delicious.

After breakfast, the boys slipped into their warm down jackets, pulled on their knit caps, and went outside with their father. I watched them for a while. They were busy finding little forest treasures; pinecones, interesting pieces of bark, rocks, and a few banana slugs. They saw a small lizard run beneath the ferns, but he was too fast for them to catch.

It was a pleasure to do the morning dishes in the warmth of the travel trailer. I was just putting the dishes away when Andy ran into the trailer and told me that Larry got stung by a bee. Tommy was right behind him carrying Larry in. Larry was near the water spigot and a bee stung him on his baby finger. Tommy set Larry down on the long bench seat. I sat next to him to examine his finger for a stinger, but there wasn’t one. I quickly grabbed the bee sting kit that we carried with us and gave him one of the Benadryl pills. That would hold him over in case we had to rush to the hospital emergency room. Larry kept saying that he was fine. He only had a little red mark on his finger from the bee sting. We sat together for twenty minutes. He didn’t show any signs of having an allergic reaction. This was good. I gave him a kiss, helped him put his jacket back on, and outside he went to join his brother.

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