Hey!

 We miss our nightly joker game with Becky and Brian!  (And by the way, if the women say they beat the men two out of the three nights, let me declare right now FAKE NEWS!  Believe me!)  We sent them off at the Harlingen airport at noon today.  They’re safe and sound at home now. Just got Alex’s results of the gymnastics meet in Phoenix: Rings               4thVault               3rdPommel            2ndHigh bar         2ndParallel bars   2ndFloor               1st All-around      1st He won the age group skill level! 

Sal del Rey

 Another walk today; this one out on the shore of the salt lake.  The water was high, so there weren’t any exposed crunchy salt crystals to walk on.  There were plenty of animal track to wonder over though.   Fed them a pile of ribs for dinner. Another good day in Texas. 

A good day in Texas

 We had a couple nice walks.     Pizza, parakeets, and tonight one of us set a new world’s record at Joker, by going an entire 20 turns to start the game without getting an out card, while one of the opponents got all their marbles in and the other had only two to go.  

A cool overcast day

 Temperature in the 60s.  Perfect weather for a walk.  Highlights of a lunchtime excursion: Eared grebe. A bobcat.     Ladderback woodpecker.  White-tailed hawk. Canvasback. And american white pelican.