Back in time, Reed Bingham Lake

 I'm going to spend October of this year, sharing photos from camping trips that were taken in 2025.

I had photos I never shared and they are just too good to ignore! HA!

So WHAT in the WORLD is this?

A Great Blue Heron of course!

But isn't it one of the wildest Blue Herons you've ever seen?

I think he was proud of himself....

showing off for the camera.

I stood there in awe!!!

And that day, I saw so many beautiful butterflies too.

So let's enjoy memory lane 

and photos from last year!

Do you like to look back at your old photos?

Sometimes I do....

sometimes not so much!

Love, Diane 💜

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Life goes on.....'Reed Bingham State Park'

 I wrote 'Life goes on'....but somehow that seems wrong. My life has gone on but like so many of you this past year, we've lost people that we loved and our lives are forever changed. 

So even though life goes on in one sense, my life is forever changed.

I'm thankful God continues to bless me in this life so I plan to write posts in October featuring camping trips I took last year and never shared.

Reed Bingham State Park

Adel, Georgia

An early morning hike to the lake features the Wood Storks.

 

Wood Storks

I took a 'few' photos!

I'll go in order of taking them.

I can't pick a fav!!

Hanging out with a Little Blue Heron

All of these were taken in June, 2025

Good memories

I don't have any plans to camp again but I hope to visit some of my favorite State Parks in months to come. I have a list that I would love to 'revisit'. But as we all know there are new paths to explore and new trails to follow.

We need strength to step out and follow our dreams.

Do you have a list of places you would like to visit in months to come? I need to add to my list!

Love, Diane 💜

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Reed Bingham State Park and the Green Herons

 

We see a lot of herons here in Florida (where I go) but not many Green Herons.

So it was a thrill to see so many at Reed Bingham State Park.

The first one I saw was in the lake near where we were camped.

I got to see him every day that we were there.

But what was a special treat was on the other side of the lake.

We drove over just about every evening after dinner to see what we could see.

And I watched 2 adult Green Herons one evening.

And lo and behold, two young ones came out to greet me the next night.

The sun was low so the light isn't great.

But what a surprise to get to stand on the boardwalk and watch these little ones.

The whole family was on the edge of the water.

This is where I saw the monster gator on another trip but he was in hiding. Which was fine by me! 

A few more photos standing in that same spot and looking the other direction!

This park has the most variety of birds I've ever seen. 

And it can be very different from one side of the lake to the other.

Great Blue Heron

What types of herons do you normally see?

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Reed Bingham State Park in the Spring!

We've found so many wonderful State Parks this past year and now we are starting to travel back to our favorites!

When we camped here last December there were still Fall leaves on the trees which is not unusual for the South.

And even though we stayed in the same camp site, look at the difference a season change can make.

The tree that had been orange with color was just sporting it's Spring green leaves.

We arrived on a Sunday and the lake was buzzing! 

Doesn't it look like these Canada Geese are watching the boats fly by?

I spotted a Red Admiral butterfly on this first visit to the lake and didn't get good photos.

Of course I had hoped I would see it again but I never did.

I did get to see the Canada Geese every day I hiked.

And I walked by this Wisteria in full bloom every day too. The bees and butterflies love it!

It has a very sweet scent too!

The hillside was covered in small yellow flowers.

This is it up close.

We spent a week at Reed Bingham so I'll have more photos to share. (before we go again)

Spring time is a perfect time to camp! Do you have Spring flowers in bloom too?

And since the weather is still very Spring like, we are taking off on another camping trip. I'll be away from my computer for a couple of weeks but I'll have photos to share when I get back. Have a beautiful Spring! 

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and Nature Friday HERE!

In search of the Reed Bingham Lake monster!

 

When we travel to a new state park we both do some research (hubby even more than me). I don't need to know every thing about a new place. It's nice to have an open mind and discover some things when we get there.

I did happen to see a headline in a article about a lake monster so I was hoping I got to see it.

One day we drove across the lake to walk around the beach area and another pond of water that flows into the lake. And we got lots of surprises.

The dam was spectacular with the Cypress Trees in there end of the year, rusty orange color.

And don't you love this Great Blue Heron right on the dam.

At the swimming beach there were some beautiful Killdeer.

I thought they were another type of water bird but I believe they are Killdeer.

We parked here and started walking around.

And now starts the photos of the Reed Bingham Lake monster! 

So skip right along to the end if you don't like these photos!

Because this was definitely a monster alligator!

One of the biggest I've ever seen.

I walked down to this pretty spot but realized I was lined up with the gator across the way.

I have a lot of respect for alligators and when I first zoomed in, his eyes were closed.

And then they were open a little more.....

and a little more!

So then I decided to back up and leave! 

One more quick photo and I'm back in the van!

Another 'monster' story for my camping journal!

Reed Bingham State Park is in Adel, Georgia and the website is HERE! One of our camping trips when we went across the border of Florida into Georgia to explore!

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