Thursday, August 20, 2026

Spotted Towhee

 

 

 

 

Up to his ears in suet!

 

 

Wednesday, August 19, 2026

Tuesday, August 18, 2026

A few more flowers

 

 

I didn’t ever get to send out the rest of the pictures from Christie’s yard in Edmonds.  Here is the last batch:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Monday, August 17, 2026

Can you spot the moth on this tree trunk?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Google Images says it an Underwing Moth.  They’re named for the bright underwings that are normally hidden.

(Not my image.)

 

Sunday, August 16, 2026

We make the computer setup work while we’re on the road.

 

 

 

 

 

 

But it’s so nice to be home to the full-size keyboard and the big curved monitor.

 

So much workspace on that screen to work with.

 

Saturday, August 15, 2026

I was just thinking

 

 

Sixty years ago, Judy and I got married.

 

Sixty-five years ago, I was a 15-year-old kid on a bicycle delivering newspapers.

 

 

Friday, August 14, 2026

Thursday

 

 

We were going to stay at South Llano River for a couple nights, but the heat is wearing us down.  (And by “us” I mean “me”.)  We drove on to Choke Canyon State Park for our last night out.

 

2026 Summer Trip Map link

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Time to get home to the air conditioning.  We can still be out in the heat there, but we can ration our exposure better from home base.

 

 

And now it’s Friday, and we’re there.

 

2026 Summer Trip Map link

 

Two and a half months.  Nine thousand miles.  It’s good to be home.

 

We’re planning our next trip.