It’s very pretty here.
Some Civilian Conservation Corps era structures.
Nice walking weather. Not too hot. Not cold yet. A storm headed for Texas on the weekend though.
Meridian State Park
A drive north in Texas
An odd sight in the evening light
Vultures.
Circling.
Then all going to a glide off the same direction into the distance.
It’s not really an odd sight this time of year to see a hundred turkey vultures migrating. What’s odd is that, this evening, they were all flying north instead of south!
And one of those birds was not like the others.
A crested caracara got caught up in the excitement and kettled up with them.
Mexican Shrimp Cocktail
I’ve mentioned before what a favorite this is at restaurants down here at, or across, the border. Well, Judy made them for us right here.
About 10 freshly cooked and chilled shrimp each, swimming in homemade salsa picante. Onion, tomatoes, cucumber, celery, jalapeno, all chopped up, with salt, pepper, fresh squeezed lime, clamato juice, ketchup, tabasco, and sliced avocado. Not a shrimp cocktail appetizer at our house. That’s a hearty dinner!
This morning’s yard
Grackle.
Collared Dove.
Green Jay.
Curve Billed-Thrasher.
Kiskadee.
And the back end of a Loggerhead Shrike.
