2016 July 9, Saturday, Taking pictures around the Shoals Area

Today, I went to Chick-fil-A for a bagel with egg, cheese, and chicken. I also ordered 3 chicken Minnie with a large tea. I ate the three chicken Minnie without the bread. 

Then I rode to UNA to see the lions but they were not out I could hear them roaring. I did see several squirrels scurrying around the campus. They were looking for food and playing. Crape Myrtles were in full bloom. It was reasonably quiet, except for an occasional roar of the lions and the pitter-patter of squirrels, as I walked through the campus taking pictures.

squirrels scurrying around the campus

squirrels scurrying around the campus

Top of the fountain 

Crape Myrtles

I  rode to the W.C. Handy Home and Museum to take a few pictures outside. Outside the tin, men were playing their musical instruments, and the museum door was patiently waiting to be unlocked at 10 A.M.

Tin men playing music. 

WC Handy Museum Opens at 10 A.M.

I next rode to McFarland, where I discovered a Gaggle of Geese gathered on the sandy beach, and I saw two men sitting quietly in their boat, fishing. I could hear in the distance the construction on the O'Neal bridge, and I watched a couple of geese come in for a landing on the Tennessee River. 

Two Men Fishing

A gaggle of geese is enjoying the sandy beach of McFarland 

I  stopped at Kangaroo in Sheffield to fill up with gas. 
Then onto the railroad bridge, where I took pictures as I walked to the end and back. 
My next stop was Rock Pile Park, where I saw another Gaggle of Geese, a lot more geese than at McFarland Park. They began waddling towards me, so I went back to the van for the bread left over from my chicken Minnie.

A gaggle of geese at the Rock Pile 

I waited until I was almost at the river before I gave the gaggle of geese the bread.
I then rode down to the Children's Playground area at the Rock Pile. There was a family of three there at the park, and the little girl was having fun playing. She came up to me, said hi, and told me when I left. 

The playground area at the Rock Pile 

The playground area at the Rock Pile & the little girl who was having fun 

I stopped at the Visitors Overlook at TVA Dam, where I could see the TVA Wilson Dam, the Tennessee River, the Marriott hotel, and the tower.

Tennessee River, Wilson Dam, Tower, and Marriott view from Visitors' Overlook 

I rode across the Wilson Dam Bridge to River Heritage Park, where I took a few pictures of the Crape Myrtles in full bloom. 

Crape Myrtles.

Crape Myrtles.

Crape Myrtles.

My last stop was Aldies to buy a few groceries. They had eggs for $.49 a dozen, so I bought four dozen. I came home, unloaded the groceries, and took a nap.