The rare endangered Whooping Crane

Mom, Dad, and a kid standing in the shallows.

Sharing their space with a family of Sandhill Cranes.

Sandhill Cranes look pretty big, they’re 3 ½ feet tall, until they’re standing next to Whoopers.  Whooping Cranes are 5 feet tall, like Judy.

One might wonder

…why I’m inside on such a nice day.

It’s because it’s so bright outside it’s hard to see the computer screen if I’m at the picnic table.

Went into town, Rockport, for dinner at Mac’s Barbeque.  Just as fine as always.  Admired this fishing pier.

And stopped by a shop to visit with our old friend Dovie.

Any by “old”, I mean 97.  Dovie painted the whooping cranes on that jacket that Judy is wearing about 25 years ago.  We’ve been friends for that long.