Dixie and Friends at Sumter Oaks

While we have stayed at the Escapees' Sumter Oaks RV Park in Bushnell many times over the years, this time when we returned from our sojourn to Orlando, we parked on the outer edge of the campground.  Directly in front of us was the newly installed (since we left in January) Dog Run.  It is an instant hit with the many dog owners staying here and it provided Dixie many opportunities to meet new playmates.  And she met them all, large and small, and generally got along well with most.  So this first group of pictures will be of some of the activity in the dog run.  Though it is hard to capture the frenetic energy of these animals in still photos, you will see them mostly at rest after a romp.

Mini Dachshunds, Fritz, the black and tan, and Dolly the brindle were lots of fun and about the same size as Dixie.  Here they are taking a breather.

If ever there were a case of puppy love it was evident between Dixie and Peanut!  Whenever, while on walks, we got near Peanut's site, she would start to pull that way, wimpering, hoping to see him.  And Peanut was the same way!  They really had connected.

When they played, they played roughly and Dixie loved his long furry ears.  I think they reminded her of the soft toys she likes to dismantle!

Dixie's ancestry is a mystery, but opinions have been rendered suggesting some combination of Dachshund, Welsh Corgie, maybe, and Jack Russell or rat terrier. Peanut is a mix of Lhasa Apso and Shih Tzu.  Happy, below is believed to be a mix of Golden Retriever and Standard Poodle.  He loves to play fetch and also to romp with the other dogs.  The day these were taken, Happy's master was enjoying some ice cream and Dixie was more interested in that than the playtime!  One would think we starve her.

Dixie is the champ hole digger and was glad for a place to dig where nobody would be angry with her.

Happy was happy to take a break!

Enough of Dogs for this time.  In my earlier travel posts I liked to share with you the "View From Here" with a picture of what we see out our front window as we are parked around the country.  Directly in front of our rig is a pasture, Florida style, with scattered Live Oak trees dripping with Spanish Moss, various scrub grasses and the occasional palm or cypress trees.  Nearly every evening the cattle wander through browsing.  We have seen wild turkeys, red-tailed hawks, a pileated woodpecker, bluebirds, house wrens, chickadees, the local family of sandhill cranes.  Last night the sky showed us the crescent moon, Venus and Saturn and after we went to bed an unknown number of Barred Owls serenaded with their familiar call, hoot, hoot, hoot, who cooks for you? 

Finally, I offer a view of the main drag through a little town, Floral City, FL.  Talk about your canopy trees!