The Holidays – Travel – State Park Adventuring

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Happy St. Patrick’s Day! 🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀🍀

You have found me on this St. Pats Day having taken another one of our great escapes from the “madness”, I mean the celebration that grips and transforms Savannah.

Now before we set off on the road though Neal decorated our little apartment with some celebratory green.

A decorative St. Patrick's Day door hanger featuring a flag that reads 'Happy St. Patrick's Day' and several green shamrock-shaped ornaments with the word 'Welcome.'
A decorative St. Patrick's Day hanging sign featuring a green and orange flag that says 'Happy St. Patrick's Day', a green glittery hat labeled 'Welcome', and various green shamrocks, some with polka dots, hanging from a hook on a white door.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
A dining table set with a green tablecloth and matching placemats, featuring a decorative arrangement of flowers with a green bow, a decorative bowl, and a unique centerpiece, all set against a pastel pink wall and a window with blinds.
A decorative table setting featuring two wooden bowls on a round bamboo platter, adorned with a lace doily and green beaded garland, alongside a festive shamrock decoration and vibrant green table runner.
A glass vase holding yellow lily buds, adorned with a green polka dot bow. The vase is placed on a wooden surface, next to a decorative bowl and an ornate glass container, with a lace doily underneath.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.

This year our great escape took us to place that is always celebrating green.

A scenic view of a wide two-lane highway stretching ahead, lined with trees on both sides, under a partly cloudy sky.

Well where did we go you ask? Follow the signs.

Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
Road sign indicating Magnolia Springs State Park is 5 miles ahead, with a blue sky and clouds in the background.
Roadside sign for Magnolia Springs State Park, indicating it is 2 miles ahead, surrounded by trees and clear blue sky.
A view of a highway with a sign for Magnolia Springs State Park, flanked by trees and vehicles on the road.
Magnolia Springs State Park sign displayed on a stone structure with greenery in the background.

Magnolia Springs State Park

A U.S. flag and a Texas flag flying on poles against a blue sky with clouds, in front of a building and a parking area with a handicap sign.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
A forested area featuring tall pine trees against a clear blue sky with scattered clouds. Power lines extend into the scene.

Our cabin away from home.

A gray car parked in front of a single-story house surrounded by trees, featuring a ramp and multiple windows.

Ok, we did a bit of decorating here too! Don’t laugh.

A red sign displaying the number 9, adorned with a green beaded necklace, mounted on a wooden post.

Travel buddies found a spot and wisteria cradled affirmations of love.

A wooden table featuring three colorful plush toys: a gray dog with a heart tag, a bespectacled character in a blue shirt, and a pink monkey in a sweater. A candle with a label reading 'Tropical Volcano' is placed between the toys.
A decorative arrangement of purple flowers in a jar, alongside a stone-like 'I love U' sculpture on a wooden table.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
A person walking towards a cabin surrounded by tall trees in a wooded area.

You Can’t be in the great outdoors without a meal at a picnic table. Yum! An all natural centerpiece of pine cones, dogwood branch, tea olive branch and holly branch.

A man with glasses sitting at a picnic table enjoying a meal outdoors, featuring a plate of steak, a salad, bread, and a glass of water, with a lantern and decorative elements on the table, surrounded by trees and open space.
An elderly man sitting at an outdoor table holds a lantern, smiling at the camera. The background features a house and tall trees at dusk.
A decorative arrangement featuring pinecones, green leaves, and white flowers on a blue striped tablecloth, with plates in the foreground.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
A person with a beard and glasses standing outdoors, balancing a bowl of pine cones on their head, wearing a gray t-shirt.
A person holding a white bowl filled with large pinecones, with trees and a soft-focus background.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
An older man sitting on a green swing in a natural outdoor setting with trees in the background.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.

The park has a natural spring that flows to a small dam.

A turtle partially submerged in clear water, with its shell and head visible above the surface.
Underwater view of several fish swimming above a sandy substrate with scattered rocks and aquatic vegetation.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.
A small waterfall cascading over a stone barrier, with a metal railing on one side and a rocky bank in the foreground.
Illustration of vintage cameras arranged in a row, with some cameras featuring a lightbulb or cube on top.

Lake Magnolia offered paddle boats and fishing. We did not partake.

Two paddle boats, one red and one blue, docked at a wooden pier on a calm water surface.
Graphic illustration of several vintage cameras, some with light effects, arranged in a row.

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6 Comments

  1. What a Patty-riffic time we had.

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      Matt I think leprechauns beat Neal to the Dollar store and bought them all up before he got there. Ha!

  3. I like how you embrace St. Patrick’s Day. Enjoying the moment where ever you go.

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