!st outting...Lake Kissimmee State Park, May 7 & 8, 2015

We arrived around 2 pm on May 7 at Lake Kissimmee State Park...only about 40 miles east from our home...we were able to check right in and set up was easy with our cozy little Coach House van motorhome.  All we had to do was hook up the electric and water and unhook our chairs from the back ladder rack and start to enjoy our site...and it was a beauty!

Kiotie was a good little traveler and camper.  We did not know how he would react as he barks quite a bit here at the apartment complex...I guess he thinks he has to be the "guard dog" for our whole area!  While in the campsite he did not bark at anything!  He and I went on frequent walks and he behaved himself...walked nicely on the leash and did not bark at people or other animals!  Here we are relaxing outside as well as inside the camper!

Denny spent a good share of the time sitting down near the swampy little pond with camera in hand! Several years ago we camped here at Lake Kissimmee State Park and this time we were only two campsites away from where we camped at that time...the wildlife comes to this little swampy pond frequently. This time we saw deer, owl, Ibis, and, of course, lots of gray squirrels!

Ibis

Tufted Titmouse

Oh yes...we thought it comforting to know that the "Dragonfly or Damselfly" population will be continuing!!!

Needless to say...we love the wildlife and to be able to sit in our campsite and watch each of these little creatures go about their daily routine is really special!!! I loved catching a couple shots of this Pileated Woodpecker who was diligently working in a tree not far from where I was sitting!  

This beautiful Red Cardinal loved our camper mirrors and kept flying to the mirrors and trying to "kiss" the beautiful bird he was seeing!  He would do that time after time first on one side of the camper and then to the other...then jump up on top and sing us a beautiful song!

Note my reflection in the mirror!

...then after singing his song..he would hop down on the ground and peck around a little...then hop onto a branch near our picnic table and sing us some more beautiful songs...he was such a delight to watch!  This routine started out early each morning and continued off and on until night fall...it was priceless!

What a wonderful two days we spent enjoying "nature" as well as our camper!  Now we are planning our next visit to another Florida State Park...stay tuned!