View from Lobo del Mar on South Padre Island
It feels like summer here today. The sun is shining and the weather is warm. Consort decided to take advantage of the good weather and begin stage one of two in sealing our fifth wheel's roof. Me, I decided it was time to catch up on the blog and share some of the pictures I've been holding onto.
On the left: The seafood sampler from Lobo del Mar. Pairs great with a cucumber refresher!
On the right: Each evening at sunset, pipers from the restaurant sound their bagpipes
in a salute to God and country. It is really quite moving.
Consort and I love bagpipes!
I honestly can't tell you what it is I do each day that takes up all of my time, but the days they do fly by and it seems we are constantly busy.
On the top: I finally finished the French knot tree in red. The embroidery was done on a dish towel, but I'm pretty sure it will not be put into service. The bottom right: The new project I'm working on, a cabin in the woods surrounded by a flower garden.
Some days are used up with mundane tasks like housecleaning, laundry, and grocery shopping. We spent an enormous some time packing and then moving mom and D into their new house on the resaca.
January was consumed by sickness and recovery.
Each week Consort faithfully plays shuffleboard and has gotten quite good at it. After last week's matchup, he now has bragging rights to beating my mother who has been the reigning champion around here for years.
There are always multiple events going on weekly in the park, and various outings in Brownsville and South Padre.
An evening of karaoke. That's my mom in the big hat.
The kite festival held at South Padre Island.
Met some folks who drove 14 hours from Oklahoma to attend, and others who flew in from Oregon.
Opening night of Charro Days at the Brownsville Historical Society.
Watch the videos to get a small taste of the culture we are enjoying.
The participants in Charro Days take great pride in their heritage
and in Brownsville, their hometown.
The Beard Posse is featured in the bottom video performing an impromptu hat dance.
This is the historic Rabb house at Sabal Palm Sanctuary in Brownsville. Built in 1892, it is the only Queen Anne style house in this region. It is currently being used as the visitor's center for the sanctuary.
Bottom right: Interior of the Rabb house visitor's center.
The Sabal Palms Sanctuary shelters one of the rarest ecosystems in the United States while providing safe haven for critically endangered plants and animals. It is one of the last locations in the Rio Grande Valley with a profuse grove of sabal palms. The 557-acre sanctuary abuts the Rio Grande River and has around three miles of hiking trails. It is the southern most point in the state of Texas accessible to the public.
There are always birds to watch,
sandcastles to be admired, and neverending animal antics to revel in.
Fulton has discovered the palms here really are trees and, yes, they can be climbed!
D.O.G. received a Valentine full of delicious treats from the puppy across the street.
Fulton got a new toy, D.O.G. got a chew stick --
-- momma got some new boots --
-- and they all lived happily ever after.
Live life to the fullest.
You have to color outside the lines once in a while if you want to make your life a masterpiece.
Laugh some every day.
Keep growing, keep dreaming, keep following your heart.
The important thing is to never stop questioning.
~Albert Einstein
