Let's face it, Windsor has very few "fun" things to do. Some of the tourist activities we had in the past have shut down in recent years. But thankfully we still have two of my favorites; Caesars Windsor and the Ojibway Prairie Complex.
On a recent weekend my daughter and I spent a weekend at Caesars. Although the CW is not fully functional yet after Covid, it is getting there. There is still no pool, no hot tub, no gym, no Forum tower, no shows etc but I was just thrilled to be able to eat food I didn't have to prepare and to sleep on the magnificent beds they have. They have also installed lots of new slots and I was happy to try them out. It is always enjoyable to spend some one-on-one time with my daughter.
Caesars Lobby
The View of Detroit
I arrived Friday afternoon but my daughter couldn't come until much later so I spent half of the afternoon with my new favorite slot machine, Wheel of Fortune Cash Link.
On Saturday my daughter had an lunch engagement so I went downstairs solo and had a tuna sandwich at the 377 restaurant and then continued to play video poker and various slots. By five we were both back in the room for the night.
Sunday turned out to be the best day ever! I have not been to Ojibway Park in over two years so Nicky brought me there. First we stopped and bought birdseed for the feathered friends and some carrots for the deer. The weather cooperated by being sunny and not too cold. Sloughing through the snow wasn't easy but I was determined to locate some agreeable birds who would eat out of our hands and eventually we did.
I can't even describe what a thrill I get out of this. I love the feeling of their tiny little feet on my fingers as they study the seeds and decide which to choose. Most of these pictures are my daughters because she is capable of feeding the birds and taking pictures of them simultaneously.
The squirrels were pleased that we were dropping seeds all over the place.
Further along the trail we ran into this lone deer. Often times you run into a group of them but this one was solo. She was skittish but my daughter managed to toss her a few carrots which she seemed pretty excited about.
I think she had had enough of the crowd of people who assembled to look at her.
It was a truly lovely day at Ojibway. Different seasons bring out different animals. On other trips we have seen turtles, raccoons, ground hogs, frogs and countless other creatures.
May I suggest that if you are in our neck of the woods you check out these places for yourselves.
https://www.caesars.com/caesars-windsor
https://www.ojibway.ca/index.htm
Pictures by Caesars Windsor and N.Farina
