having a great time with julia, tom, kate, went to the state park and i was telling them in the car that there are so many trails that i will take in the fall and winter when there are no snakes and ticks. we go into fort miles and up the hill to the battery and the highest point on the beach where the are standing in the last picture and were just talking away all of the sudden i think we saw it all at once a huge black snake in the middle of the walk way with its head and neck in the air. well i looked constantly the rest of the time he came out when no one was near him thank god. then we came home and went right back 1/2 way to the beach for dinner in which i swallowed a BIG peice of steak WHOLE. a VERY close call to heimlick. went to lunch today where i had PANCAKES nice and soft. ha ha take care katie ps patty is the one who took the resterant picture.