We arrived in McFarland, Wisconsin, just south of Madison, yesterday afternoon after a relatively short drive north from Illinois.  We are staying in Babcock Park, a small county park sandwiched between Route 51 and Lake Waubesa.  It's a tiny park with only about 15 sites, but it's shady and well-kept.

Last evening Kak came over for a visit after she finished work and Dan grilled chicken.  Shortly before dark the sandhill cranes flew into the marsh just behind our site, making a racket!  In going out to watch them, we met our "next-door neighbors" who are the campground hosts for the park.   They are from Florida but spend the warmer months as hosts in a variety of parks in the northern part of the country.  They're here at Babcock for one month, then off to another local park for the next month, and so forth.  Sounds like a good life!  They have a small long-haired dachshund that got along well with Ranger; they clearly both wanted to be off-leash and playing hard!

This morning, Saturday we'll be preparing for guests, as we invited several of Dan's cousins for lunch and a visit.