TIME GETS AWAY!!!

Heidy-Ho, Blogging Buddies!

Wow!  Again, time has just whipped by without my even noticing!  How does that happen?!?

Well, I do hope you have all had a VERY Merry Christmas and that the upcoming New Year will be Safe, Healthy, Prosperous, and Happy for you and yours!  It is the year of "perfect vision", after all!  LOL!!

Okay.  Just have some odds and ends to share with you... mostly pictures.  Nothing critical so you can go get a cup of coffee... or glass of wine... or whatever you want!!

Let's see.  Let's do a little nature run first.  During our walks in the park, we ran across this lone flower alongside the lake.  There was nothing anywhere nearby as it had been a portion of the land that had been underwater for quite some time during flooding!  Decided to follow it to see what it became.  Here is a series of pics with dates:

Oct 21st:

Oct 22nd:

Oct 29th:

Oct 30th:

Halloween overnight brought a really cold morning!  You can see the frost on the picture from Nov 1st:

I was a little concerned after the cold and it was not a surprise to see this on Nov 2nd:

The leaves and the petals looked a little better on Nov 3rd:

Nov 5th:

The next day, one could clearly see the tips of the petals had been damaged slightly by the cold... but this little gal was pushing on!  We had started calling her "Twoey" (Audrey II in Little Shop of Horrors) as she seemed a bit strange and out-of-place for the time of year and location.

The next morning brought sorrow.  "Twoey" was gone.  Completely.  Something (or someone) had completely stripped her from the ground.  It was so sad.  I had really looked forward to seeing her in full bloom.  Sigh.  Oh well.  She was fun while she lasted.

At the same park, after the flooding receded, there was an area of water that was cut off from the lake.  It was shallow and was along the path we walked.  I did not walk on this day... but the Spousal-Unit got a couple of shots for me that I enjoyed.  What is that little dot?  A mud pile?  Wait...

It's Mr. Turtle!!  He was hanging out in the isolated water area.  Check the top pic for the water bird footprints!!

Just before Halloween, there was a doctor's visit on the schedule.  When we arrived, we found the pumpkin "carving" contestants provided by the office staff!!

Rolling forward to December 1st, this was what greeted me as I prepared my coffee.

And, finally, a couple of "newbies" for the tree this year... and a couple of "old" favorites!!

Enjoy the rest of your holiday!!  Look out for 2020!!

Until next post...

FREDERICKSBURG FOOD!!!!

Heidy-Ho, Blogging Buddies!!

Okay.  This is the last of the "daily" posts!  Hope you haven't been overwhelmed!

As an FYI... it got darned cold here last night!  BRRR!  Must be time for our second season in Texas... "less hot"... vs the "hotter" season we have.

Okay.  Enough of that.  Let's just take a peek at some of the fabulous food we encountered (and devoured) on the Fredericksburg run.  If you aren't a fan of foodie-type pics, delete this now!

From first night's dinner (actually in Johnson City, Texas):

First morning in Fredericksburg:

A cheese/nut/fruit plate at one of the winery stops!

Okay.  Went to the Airport Diner for brunch... and got so interested in the planes coming/going, forgot to get pics of the food!!!  DOH!!

Met and chatted with the owner, Ed from Bulverde, TX.  Super-nice guy who told us to fly in to the airport there!

There was more lovely dining... but got wrapped up in the fun and food!  Did remember to catch final pics of our last morning's brunch.  So sad to leave.

A farewell Cranberry Mimosa...

Breakfast Chicken Pot Pie!!

Alrighty.  You saw the fun yesterday.  Today you see the food.  So great to have them at equal levels!!

Until next post...

FREDERICKSBURG FUN!!

Greetings, Blogging Buddies!!

Okay.  It is that time of year!  YAY!!  My TX BF and I tried to make a Fredericksburg run twice a year... once in April and once in October.  While we didn't manage every year, we are finally back on schedule.

This time, it became a foursome as my LA (Louisiana) BF and a very good friend of hers joined us!!  What a party!!  I was so happy to have my LA friend (whom I have known since early childhood!) and my TX BF (whom I have known 30+ years!) finally meet each other!  Such a hoot.

At any rate, just going to post some of the pictures here that were taken "on the road."  There will be another post that will be strictly food!!  Yes... we did eat like crazy!  Yum!!

LA took the following sunset shots as we left Johnson City and were heading to Fredericksburg for Night #1.

Since LA had not ever been to Fredericksburg, we actually spent a little more downtown time than we typically do.  Was really glad as we found a shop that had the most interesting work from a local artist who uses hand tools, etc., to make really fun stuff!!

Another spot we popped into had some interesting barstools!!

While doing one of our early morning "strolls", we came across a Century plant that had bloomed then died (typical).  The bloom on this one, however, had not just toppled over but had somehow managed to curl itself to the ground and the dead bloom remained in the air somewhat.  Have not seen that before!

There was a property nearby to where we stayed that had exotics.  Saw some deer-type pretty far in... maybe Springboks?  We ran across several Wild Turkeys when we passed the gate.

At any rate... food to come!!

Until next post...