Our civic duty

 

 

We’re home and have voted, in our continuing effort to turn Texas purple.  That’s a tall order because Texas has been so red for so long.  The good news (for us) is that Texas has moved a couple points toward blue each of the last several election cycles.  The bad news for everyone is that since the races feel more contested this year, money has poured in, and political commercials have inundated our televisions.  Thankfully, we have mute buttons and fast forward to get us the rest of the way through.

 

 

Becky’s tree

 

 

That tree I’ve been sending all the pictures of over the last few months.

 

 

 

 

We’re not there in Colorado anymore, but Becky sent this photo.

 

Fall has fully arrived to this crimson king maple.

 

I’ve been thinking

 

 

We’re supposed to brush our teeth for two minutes, twice a day.  We’re also told that electric toothbrushes are maybe ten times more effective than a manual toothbrush alone.  Does that then mean that with an electric toothbrush we can brush our teeth for about twelve seconds each time and call it good?

 

 

The morning view

 

 

 

A visit from the local turkeys.

 

 

And Camping Dog!

 

 

We were exactly where we wanted to be

 

 

Shady and level sites.  Hardly anyone else there.  Walking trails.  Four bird blinds.  Good Verizon coverage.  But yesterday was the last day we could be there.  The park is closed to camping for the next week while it is open to deer hunting.  This is Texas.

 

Now we’re at Choke Canyon State Park.  Exactly the next place we want to be.

 

2024 fall trip map

 

 

Shady and level sites.  Hardly anyone else there.  Walking trails.  Good Verizon coverage.  But, alas, only one bird blind.

 

 

We’ve done it

 

 

We’re exactly where we want to be, camping out at South Llano River State Park.

 

2024 fall trip map

 

The weather is perfect.  Our site is perfect.

 

 

 

Dinner at Lum’s bbq in town.  As good as it gets!

 

 

We made it to the good weather

 

 

So did a lot of other people.  The park we want to stay at is full of weekenders.  We’re in a hotel again.

 

2024 Fall Trip

 

(Still great to have options.)

 

Back at it again tomorrow.  A reservation for tomorrow night at South Llano River State Park.