Thomas Dambo Dix Park Trolls, Raleigh, North Carolina ~ May 2026

Thomas Dambo creates his trolls from repurposed materials (in this case tons of bourbon barrels) and fallen branches. He's created trolls all over the world and we were lucky to find five of them in Raleigh.

Dix is the baby, holding onto the end of her Mother's tail, which is over 600 feet long.

We followed the tail into the woods to find the Mother.

And there she was, taking a rest with one eye open.

Here's Daddy Bird Eye.

Dux the troll is depicted as if playing a game and hide-and-seek.

And Dax is running away from his brother Dux as part of their game.

There are some nice paths and trails in the woods but keep your eyes open for snakes.

It's a lovely park to explore and even better when you have friends to guide you to the trolls 😊

Madison County Nature Trail, 5000 Nature Trail road SE, Huntsville, Alabama ~ June 1, 2026

In our search for this covered bridge in Huntsville, we found ourselves in a lovely park on top of Green Mountain.

The bridge and the man-made 17 acre Sky Lake were developed and constructed 1974-1975. The park is 72 acres with a 1.5 mile walking trail around the lake. Had it not been drizzling and thundering, we would have taken the entire hike 😊

It's a beautiful place and worth the winding road up the mountain.

After spending a lot of time in cities on our trip, this stop was a refreshing back-to-nature visit 💗

Fairview Lawn Cemetery, Halifax, Nova Scotia ~ September 2025

When the Titanic sank on April 15, 1912, around 1500 people died. 150 of them are buried in Halifax, Nova Scotia. We took a quick tour through the cemetery back in 2025.

This cemetery is best known as the final resting place of 121 victims from the Titanic. When the Titanic sank, ships were sent out from Halifax to recover bodies. Hundreds were recovered and many were buried at sea. About 200 bodies were brought back to Halifax where families claimed some of them. The rest were buried in Halifax. Fairview Lawn Cemetery has the aforementioned 121 burials, Mt Olivet Cemetery has 19 graves, and Baron de Hirsch Cemetery holds 10.

Each body received a number when it was recovered and many of the graves remain unnamed/unknown.

The unknown child was later identified.

The Titanic ship owner provided the small granite gravestones for each victim. If the families wanted a larger stone, it was their expense. Here are some of the larger stones with their sometimes elaborate epitaphs.

Alma Paulson was lost with four of her children.

Arthur McCrae has a large stone with a Celtic Cross.

Crew Member

Crew member, ..."How Englishmen Should Die"

Informative Signage

This is a very moving place to visit, and Halifax continues to care for the final resting places of these lost souls from April 15, 1912.