Back in Hammond, LA and a little leftover from Leesville

So, there we are, once again, at our favorite Bayou at Hidden Oaks Campground in Hammond.

We picked ourselves one of the nice spots we like, C1, one we've previously been in, and are all  hooked up and settled in again.

Our travels on the way back from Leesville went a lot smoother than our way up, and except for some heavy traffic around Baton Rouge, we had an uneventful ride.

But let me backtrack a little, because the weekend before we left, we went to the Leesville Mayfest and I took some pics that I haven't shown yet.

           

It was a beautiful 'summery' evening and there were a lot of people around ...

Booths were set up all along main street, roughly divided in three groups, arts and crafts, food and more 'commercial' vendors ...

   

     

                                   

A band was playing, one of several scheduled for the evening ...

The setting sun gave a nice glow to the old Courthouse ...

Unfortunately, or probably it was a good thing, we had eaten before we left, so we managed to not pig out on something disgustingly fried , greasy or sugary ...

We strolled through a private car show. There was going to be an old timer parade the next day, but we didn't go back for it.

All in all, a typical 'small town USA' event ...

The next day we golfed our last round together at the municipal, and James had one last round with the 'old fart team' on Wednesday:

Always easy to spot while on the course ... he's the (only) guy with a cowboy hat ...

These five weeks sure went by quickly. I really enjoyed our stay here, largely because I could walk to the golf course and golf whenever I wanted. I didn't think I'd like it so much but it's actually kind-a fun to play by yourself ...
The campground was nice and quiet and Pat and Phil, the owners, were really sweet people. One thing we're not gonna miss ... that blasted TRAIN!! Man, that thing was LOUD!!

Breaking up in Leesville ...

And all set up In Hammond ...

OK, fast forward to Hammond...
We're so very lucky that the weather is still a lot cooler, and a lot less humid, than normal for this time of the year (high 70's-low 80's). 
It's been just about perfect, and we really enjoy being able to 'live' outside most of the time and have coffee, happy hour and our meals outside! 

Merlin agrees. He loves the outside .. especially when there's a BBQ!

The gas station/grocery store here at the corner in Robert sells 'house-made' Bread pudding. It didn't take James long to disappear to 'gas up the car' and to come back with a big slice!

                                                           It might be the Whiskey sauce ...

I'll end with a pic of our Birthday Boy:

He turned 14 this week so I decorated his 'box'. He wasn't impressed ...

Happy Birthday Sweet Pea!