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Log of our fifth trip of 2018
Rosenberg, Texas
and the Galveston, Texas Gulf Coast area
November 16-27, 2018
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Attended:
Dad, Toodledip Wooozle and Odo
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19,631
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2,767 miles
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The primary purpose of this trip is to visit Matt, Lesa and Liam
in Rosenberg, Texas ... and to FINALLY meet Liam who has been
such a large part of each discussion. And, more
importantly, for Liam to meet Toodledip Wooozle and Odo!!!
It was a fun trip down. An easy drive with only a few
delays. Houston was very busy!
The dogs and Liam
Boy, did this work out nicely! The dogs LOVE all of them
and took advantage of every cuddle available.
We
did figure out a real problem with the wireless! AT&T put
the wireless access point in a metal cabinet! You can't
put a radio in a wireless cabinet and expect it to work.
Brazos Bend State Park
We took a nice trip to Brazos Bend State Park. Here's Odo
asking:
I don't see three alligators!
Where are the three alligators????
Can you find the three alligators???
Here's two of them:
Here's the third:
Odo would be a tasty treat if I were bigger:
But a few of the hundreds of black vultures.
So they have this place called "Buccee's" in Texas that seems
quite the hit with a lot of people. I have to admit ...
Beaver Nuggets were GOOOOODDDDDD!!!!!
Galveston, Jamaica Beach and Surfside
Bird watching ...
We saw furry wood! It looked like this wood had fur.
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The jetty at Surfside beach and a piece of oil rock:
Three VERY sleepy walkers!!!
Not too many purple shells for the jar at home ... but a few!
Brazos River Park in Sugarland, Texas
Took a four mile walk, at least four miles, in a really nice
local park.
Brazos Bend State Park II
We saw lots of stuff on our second outing to
Brazos Bend State Park!
On our way to the park we saw a pig carcass covered with
vultures and .... A BALD EAGLE!!!!
Across the pond with a common gallinule
My favorite of all: The Black Bellied
Whistling Duck
When they fly, their wings are black on top
and white on the bottom!!!
A Texas pit airing bird called an anhinga.
It dives for food but its wings are not waterproof. They
must be dried.
We all JUMPED when this alligator swam up to
us.
It was right next to the path and could have
paid us a visit.
A Nutria and a Red Slider turtle. Two
duck eaters. A pigeon-looking water bird and a Great Egret
chick.
Brazos Bend State Park III
A nice, wet walk with just Matt and I. We took some
of the higher, prairie-like trails and didn't see much worth
a picture.
Brazos Bend State Park IV
Our first warm day with temps into the mid-seventies.
We saw stuff this time! From pig tracks, another
big alligator next to the path and a green snake.
There are hundreds of vultures in the park. There are
two types, black and red:
Pig tracks:
A green snake and Matt with that snake.
The snake was on the path, making for all
the world like a stick, so we moved it off to keep it from
getting run over.
And
another alligator next to the path!
Hunting in the neighborhood!
EPIC!!!!!!
Absolutely
EPIC
Fire
!!!!!
Sad dogs going home!
Frigging awesome trip!
AND ... I beat the snow home - this is the next day!!!
For
up-to-date park maps and information, check the
Ohio
State Park website
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