This beautiful butterfly is a Mexican Silver Spot. They are seldom seen anywhere north of Mexico. Bill caught this one in the butterfly garden here at Falcon State Park. I guess he was confused about which side of the lake he should be on-since the south side is in Mexico. He is just one of the many things we have seen for the first time since we have been here.
An update on our activities:
Sunday we attended church at a Falcon Heights Church which is very near our location. It was an uplifting service.
Monday we made a trip to Rio Grande City (28 miles) and stocked up on food, did some Christmas shopping, ate at Whataburger and looked to see what was available there in Rio.
Tuesday (today) was laundry day. It is amazing how many clothes two people can wear in approx. 2 weeks. Laundry facilities are available in the Recreation Hall here in the park-so while the laundry did its thing-Bill went birdwatching and Linda visited with the Rec Hall volunteers.
Tomorrow we are going to Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge for an Holiday Pot Luck Lunch and party.
Thursday, Friday and Saturday we will be working back at the Birding Center.
One thing we have learned-the weather here is just as unpredictable here as it is at home. Yesterday was forcast to be 84ish and sunny. We went to Rio in shorts and sleeveless Tshirts. A front came thru and the temp dropped about 20-25 degrees in a couple of hours. We were frozen. People who have been here for awhile told us today that we should always take a jacket because it can change that quickly with no warning. We just put it in perspective-we were still much warmer than we usually are in December. We are enjoying being Winter Texans.
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