Like most towns, Colorado Springs has it's share of families that unite over the holidays. Our daughter came home for Thanksgiving, and today she and I went for a walk around Prospect Lake at Memorial Park between hospital visits to my mother-in-law. It was a very pleasant day today (50's and sunny), and there were lots of birds out on the water. So many in fact, that we decided that many of them had also travelled for the holiday. I love the holidays, they make such a great excuse to just hang out and do the things you should be doing more often - like taking a walk along a beautiful lake with your kids!