We will remember the Alamo!

We visited the Alamo (above) several times and also the Riverwalk and the Missions in San Antonio. The city is really interesting. We spent some time watching a male pigeon ruffle his feathers and strut his stuff for all the ladies in Alamo Square. And as usual Bill took a few pictures.
Today we moved north to Austin. We are camped under an enormous live oak tree in McKinney Falls State Park. We plan to seek out some Texas Bluebonnets and anything else that catches our interest. Maybe we'll get a good photo-time will tell.

San Antonio Botanical Gardens

Yesterday we toured the San Antonio Botanical Gardens. The above photos show you some of the fun things we did there. Actually when we weren't taking funny photos BC was taking many many photos of all the beautiful flowers, trees, etc in the gardens. We walked miles! When we got back to the RV we were beat. Today we've done household chores and recouped from all that effort. We plan more sightseeing in San Antonio soon. Maybe we'll show a photo of the city instead of the visitors having fun.

Texas Hospitality

The Couch's Kingbird above was not too hospitable to this poor butterfly. In a very short time that butterfly was history and the bird had a smirk on his face. (He does have to eat to survive, I suppose)

While photographing in the area where this bird was, Bill met a man named Gene who lives nearby. Gene has a beautiful home on Lake Casa Blanca. We are staying at Lake Casa Blanca State Park here in Laredo. Gene was having a BBQ last night and invited us to join them. Ribs, chicken, sausages and all the trimmings. Even better than the food was the welcome and conversation with Gene and his friends. Gene's Texas hospitality is certainly the highlight of our time in Laredo.

Today we travel to San Antonio for a 10 day stay. we've been told that San Anton is about 10 degrees cooler than Laredo. That is fine with us-these temps near 90 are a bit warm.

As Bill walks down. . . . .

the streets of Laredo! Yep that is Bill on the street in the heart of Laredo, TX. Today we toured downtown Laredo. The street where he is standing and many streets in this part of town are of brick construction. The heart of Laredo is not like the center of most large cities. It is virbrant with lots of people, many stores and much activity. We did some shopping in the area and just walked around being a part of the activity.

Goodbye Roma and Chloe

Saturday was our last day to volunteer at Roma. The photo above is of Rachel and her friend Chloe. They have had a wonderful winter playing at the Roma Bluffs visitor center. Rachel's favorite days were work days.
Tomorrow we depart from Falcon State Park which has been our home since early December. We have seen lots of wildlife and met many great folks here in Falcon.
We plan to spend from now until late April making our way north to home. Tomorrow we go to Laredo for several days. Bill plans to walk the 'streets of Laredo' and I will be taking his photo-stay tuned.