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Good news for us

 Judy’s doctor’s office in Corpus Christi is back open, and her appointment to get her hand looked at a week from Monday is still on. Good news for Corpus Christi.  Other towns along the coast got knocked down or are still under water, but Corpus Christi is still standing and going back to work. We’re at the KOA outside Las Vegas, New Mexico. 2017 Summer Trip Map It’s good to be back in New Mexico. It’s good to be here. It’s such a familiar place.  When we first started the Mobile Practice from our CPA Firm fifteen years ago, then expanded to New Mexico, this was a regular stop.  Denny and Debbie owned and operated this KOA then and still do today.  Pinon pine and juniper.  Northern New Mexico.  We’ve enjoyed many a stop here. 
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We’re headed home to Texas

 But carefully.  We’re watching our route and keeping an eye on the weather to make sure we don’t drive right into something we should be avoiding. We’re at Lathrop State Park. 2017 Summer Trip Map  We might have gotten the best spot.  Henry likes it too.   
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Chickadees

 We get chickadees in South Texas.  Carolina chickadees.  Here in Colorado we get black-capped chickadees.    And mountain chickadees.     
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Cross country running

 Conner has joined the cross country team. It’s not easy to watch a cross country race; it doesn’t all happen in one place, but we got the pre-race talk. Early in the race. The finish.  And right after. Conner had a cheering section of at least six (family).  Everybody cheered everybody.  Good support.  He came in about middle of the pack.  A good time was had by all.  
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Dog days of summer

 It’s quiet here.  It’s calm.  It’s still warm.  We should be looking at the Continental Divide, but there is a haze in the air from distant fires and we can’t even see past the foothills.  It’s like a dead-zone for birds.  They’re all through claiming territories and raising young for the year.  When I walk here I usually record 30 species.  Yesterday I saw 8.  We hung out a bird feeder.A feeder here usually gets swamped by birds, but this trip it remains untouched.  I guess we’re not usually here in August.