The sign said “Queen of the Painted Churches.” It pointed back the way we had just came from St. Marys Church in High Hill, Texas. We were touring five of the “Painted Churches” of Fayette County Texas, a specially promoted tour by the Schulenberg Chamber of Commerce. Continue reading Painted Ladies:
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The Opry
Here we are back at Lutherhill in La Grange, Texas visiting our friends Mem and Arnie. This time we drug along our new friends, John and Re Re (Marie) and there are new friends to get to know, Gary and Gloria who are also visiting Mem and Arnie. Continue reading The Opry
Birding Adventure:
For the last couple weeks we have been following what is called the “Great Texas Coastal Birding Trail.” The last two campgrounds have had volunteer lead bird walks and we have taken advantage of these. Each day it has involved getting up early and hoofing it over to the meeting place. We always meet the nicest people and have now made some new “old friends” from Florida, John and Marie. Continue reading Birding Adventure:
Skeet:
I knew almost nothing about shooting skeet. Today we moved across the Sea Wind RV Park from the overflow area to a ringside seat on the park’s skeet range. Around noon I noticed a couple pickups had parked and two men were busy tuning up some weird looking Frisbee throwers. Continue reading Skeet:
Bird Paradise:
We are on the Great Texas Costal Birding Trail. We have moved north by thirty miles today and we are now camped on the Arroyo Colorado in a Cameron County Park called Adolph Thomae, Jr. The park itself is rather nice and caters to the hard-core fishing enthusiasts here in south Texas. We are on the mainland side of the Laguna Madre just inside the barrier islands along the Gulf Coast of Texas. We are just across the fence from the Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge. Continue reading Bird Paradise: