Category Archives: Southwest trip
Come On Baby – Don’t Light My Fire
Stepping out of the Airstream at seven this morning to walk the dog, I noticed a neighbor at the nearly-deserted Tennessee campground stirring his campfire and adding wood. What’s with this fascination with wood fires? Last night, several groups sat … Continue reading
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On Turning 70
One of the reasons for this Southwest adventure was to celebrate the fact that we were both turning 70 this year — and sure enough, like clockwork, I did so on March 9th. (MRM has months & months to go.) … Continue reading
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On Turning 70
One of the reasons for this Southwest adventure was to celebrate the fact that we were both turning 70 this year — and sure enough, like clockwork, I did so on March 9th. (MRM has months & months to go.) … Continue reading
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5 Pounds of Possum
Last night, when we were listening to a local bluegrass band playing at a chilly outdoor amphitheater at Brazos Bend State Park, they did a number titled “5 Pounds of Possum in my Headlights Tonight.” It’s a cute song about … Continue reading
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Northern Wheatear
I’ve been reading on the Texas birdlist about the daily sightings of the Northern Wheatear in Beeville, Texas. This caught my eye because as I noted in a past posting, we have ties to Beeville. This bird, a resident of … Continue reading
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Texas Haircut
I’ve always enjoyed small town barber shops — usually the price is right and it’s fun to go through the “who are you, stranger?” grilling. Yesterday, feeling a bit shaggy, I asked the operator of the laundromat in Three Rivers, … Continue reading
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Hunkered Down
A cold front with cold rain and wind is hitting us — after a stretch of nice weather. This is a day to find some wifi at the local library and pay some bills. We drove yesterday from the border … Continue reading
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The Rare Roadside Hawk
As part of my preparation for our SW trip, I joined birder email groups in Tennessee, Louisiana, and Texas. One of the big deals for the last ten days has been the roadside hawk, a rare species from Mexico, that … Continue reading
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‘Gators & Wild Pigs
South Texas has a little bit of everything. We’ve been taking short trips from our Goose Island base — the other day we went up to Port Aransas to pick up our forwarded mail. It was a rainy blustery day … Continue reading
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