Personal Narrative: A Day At State Park

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So since I can’t go into the forest near my grandparents anymore, I decided to go to the state park in Savanna with my cousin and her baby boy, Jaxson around 3:00 p.m. The state park wasn’t closed yet, the weather now has changed into a deeper cold then in September but we are still getting hot days or cold days, but mostly cold. I know that the state park does have snakes so I had to look out for them while walking with my cousin. While walking uphill towards the first lookout I noticed a couple of Blue Jays walking along the bath and sides. I believe that they were looking for food for the winter. I know it wasn’t mating since it states that it only happens during spring courtship when they try to find their mate. I didn’t see much of flowers

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