She got Rockport.
And Mac’s.
Happy Birthday Judy!
Aransas National Wildlife Refuge
A little north of us.
Got to be careful where you step. This scene looks innocent enough, right?
Don’t try walking right up to the water. There is a tiny patch along the shore in the middle of the frame that doesn’t look quite right. Zoom in a little.
And that spot looks downright leathery.
Went around onto a deck and took a shot looking down from above.
That’s a big-ass gator!
All’s fun and games on the boardwalk though.
And it was a two-bobcat day! Fleeting looks twice. Not long enough for photos this time.
Judy’s birthday is coming up
She can have anything she wants, and she wants a take-out dinner from Mac’s Barbecue in Rockport.
So we’re here at Goose Island State Park for a few days.
Whatever it takes.
Americas Cup
Only 90 days and 47 minutes until the next America’s Cup!
But we don’t have to wait that long for the action to start. There are Christmas races that start in 10 days to determine the seeding for the Challengers. The Prada Cup in 39 days will determine the Challenger who will face the Defender, Emirates Team New Zealand at the America’s Cup Series beginning March 6th. For the actual America’s Cup, it will be one-on-one racing until a winner is determined. First boat to seven wins takes the cup.
No more catamarans or tri-hulls. They’re going back to monohulls, albeit monohulls with foils so they still lift up out of the water and scream along at top speeds in excess of 60 miles per hour.
75-foot boats with a rudder and one foil in the water when they get up to speed, and the other foot up out of the water like a lizard standing on hot sand in the Kalahari.
It won’t be anything like sailing is for the rest of us is, but it will be something.
The backyard view
Green jay at the feeder.
And a very wet goldfinch at the birdbath.
