Monthly Archives: February 2008

South Padre Island.

Posted on February 27, 2008 by

We are spending the winter about sixty miles west of South Padre and last week, Susie and I, along with 3 of her sisters who were visiting, drove the hour or so to the Island to spend a couple of days.  The weather … Continue reading →

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Texas brisket

Posted on February 24, 2008 by

I just can’t help myself when it comes to barbequed brisket. We stumbled across this place a few days after arriving in Alamo, Texas. The name of it is Willie’s barbeque. It’s the real thing. There is nothing pretentious about … Continue reading →

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In case you’ve forgotten what we look like.

Posted on February 23, 2008 by

For those of you who know us and wonder if we have changed, here we are at the Fee Booth at Santa Ana. While we’re on our narcissism kick….., In case you had no idea who we were, here is a … Continue reading →

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Salineno.

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

Salineno is a little town (very little),  a short distance downstream from the Falcon Dam down river from Zapata, Texas. I am guessing this area is close to where Larry McMurtry had placed the fictional town of Lonesome Dove in … Continue reading →

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breakfast in the Avian world.

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

While getting ready to go to Salineno, a good birding spot, Susie snapped this picture of a hawk’s version of  a Sushi appetizer. After consultation with some birding friends, we decided the lunch was a pigeon and the predator was a Cooper’s … Continue reading →

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Running Bear loves Little White Dove.

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

Susie and I took a Canoe trip down the Rio Grande this last week. It was quite exciting and I was going to tell you about it here but you can just read my report in the newspaper. None of … Continue reading →

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don’t close your eyes.

Posted on February 22, 2008 by

There is a practice on the highways in Texas that I haven’t run into anywhere else. On 2 lane highways, if a car is traveling slower than the traffic behind him, he/she is expected to move over and drive on the … Continue reading →

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Don’t people drink Tom Collins’s anymore?

Posted on February 13, 2008 by
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It’s not like it used to be.

Posted on February 13, 2008 by

A few days ago, we went shopping for some bargains and crossed the border at Nuevo Progreso, Tamulipas.   We first went to Mexico shopping maybe six years ago and found really inexpensive goods some of which was not worth … Continue reading →

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A new camp site.

Posted on February 12, 2008 by

When we got to our campground at the Santa Ana Wildlife refuge, we settled into a site near the back of the campground. The Refuge provided us with a phone connection but ours didn’t work. After much frustration trying to … Continue reading →

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