gratitude
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A Secluded Winery
The hubbub of Houston and it’s sprawling reach took us over an hour to drive out of. We had enjoyed 5 nights just north of Houston and now it was time to get out into the Texas countryside. Our next destination was Big Bend National Park. We looked at the distances to be covered, keeping in mind stops for pup walks, people walks, and gas fill ups, and planned our next 3 days of driving. Three days! Albeit not full days of driving, but still, Texas is a huge state to drive across. Our first one-night stopover was in Vanderpool, TX and the second was in Fort Stockton, TX. Vanderpool…
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Note to Self
We have lift off! Or perhaps more accurately, we have rolling earthquake! I’m borrowing ‘rolling earthquake’ from an RV inspector who was explaining, in part, why things get jiggled loose in RV’s. We are used to the creaks and groans of our mobile home now, we even think it’s pretty quiet, which is very different from how we experienced Dora (RV) on our maiden voyage. We wondered how we might ever be able to hear the radio. But that was then and this is now. We left Maine just over a week ago, hitting the road 2 days earlier than originally planned so that we could get out and south…
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Turkey Vulture
Popped something in the oven, turned around and saw a large bird land in tree on our property. Turkey Vulture: I see you have spotted me, and I see you ran outside without shoes. I’m not so easy to photograph behind these branches…would you like me to fly to a better spot?Me: Why yes…yes I would, thank you. Turkey Vulture: Would you like me to spread my wings and make you gasp.Me: Why yes, yes I would…gasp…click, click, click. Turkey Vulture: Would you like me to turn around so you can see the front of me too, with my wings spread.Me: Why yes, yes thank you I would…(screaming in my…
