Freshened
up our camping meals on the road.
We
pack a little Coleman stove and a nonstick pan. Judy has upped our
camping dinner game.
I
just can’t get enough of these tangled oak branches.
Made
a day trip to Lost Maples State Natural Area.
To
everyone’s delight on a warm day.
Now
we’re home.
The
upgraded office. A fold-up portable table, just the right size. A
second screen for the laptop that doesn’t add to the footprint on the tabletop.
Just
enough room for a mouse on the right. I’ll put the 10-key pad on the
right side as well, but didn’t bring it this trip.
The
second monitor attaches magnetically to the back of the laptop. It
rotates and folds around the back when the laptop is closed. They stay
together and fit inside the laptop sleeve of my knapsack. (I had a two
extra screen setup, but it was cumbersome and complicated to get all the cords
plugged in right. It required its own power. This one is
simple. One C to C cord plugged into an outlet on the computer.
Done.)
Very
handy.
For
internet, Starlink is working great. Sometime there is too much tree
cover for it to work right at the van, so we stretch out a long cord to reach a
clear view of the sky.
The
Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC).
People
were struggling, so the government stepped up. They didn’t hand out
money, they ran a program of pay for hard work, which at the same time provided
training. The participants got the dignity and reward of work, and we’re
enjoying the benefits today, almost a century later.
We
run into CCC projects all across the state of Texas. We’re always glad
when we do, because the work is always charming.
She’s
a Sulcata Tortoise (African Spurred Tortoise). Endemic to the transition
zone at the southern edge of the Sahara Desert in North Africa.
A
rescue, housed at the birding and nature center on South Padre Island.
They have several of them there. They’re solitary animals, so they keep
them separated.
