Probably a wrap ........

I think I'll try to wrap up our visit here in a few words and lots of pictures.  (Maybe put on just a tiny bit more later? ...)  Whatever -- here's some of the things that were special to me:

I think I mentioned that I found a couple of "Italy" pieces here at the thrift shop ... here's my fav.  Also found a neat candle holder that looks line a bunch of lemons!

We spent some time in the Ft. Davis Public Library and here's just a little taste of their decor.  It's housed in an 1800's adobe building that started out as a trading post. They're very busy with all sorts of community events and services.  W. walked into an exercise group one day.  They have a great used book shop.  I loved this old quilt and their globe collection.  Notice the tin ceiling ...

We went out to old Fort Davis one windy day.  It's a very special place and if you're ever near here I recommend touring it (all self-guided).  Truly enjoyed the walkabout that day. This is a view of the flag pole in the center of the old parade grounds and part of the officer's family housing area.  Outstanding mountain background.

One day we drove south to Presidio then took highway 170 along the Rio Grande about 80 miles to the Big Bend National Park.  What a drive!!!!!!!!!  (There aren't enough exclamation points to highlight how special this day trip was to both of us.)  Here's an interesting rock formation; water has been here eons ago ...

This pull out was to view the hoodoos along the Rio Grande.  That narrow green band in the middle of this picture is the river.

Some of the wildflowers along the shoulder of the highway.

Now Wendell can say he's skipped a rock in the Rio Grande ...

This was taken at the top of Panther Pass and the Rio Grand is WAY down there ... wish there was something to put this into perspective.  I'll bet when you think of the Rio you think of a river out in the middle of a desert.  Well, not here.  And the mountains on either side get even taller as you get deeper into the Big Bend National Park than they are here.

The Harland J. Smith telescope. This past week we went up to the MacDonald Observatory.  Unfortunately the guided tour was booked (but we'd done that a few years ago when we were in Marfa), so we took the self-guided tour. So glad we did!  Also, the weather was outstanding that day.  We spent a lot of time just sitting on benches, soaking up the sun and looking at the view from way up there.  Got a lot of walking in. Great lunch at their cafe, too.  Outstanding day!

The Hobby-Eberly telescope, taken from the site of the other two large telescopes.

On the way back from the observatory we saw a passel of javelinas along the roadway!  I only got this one shot of one pig before they hurried along into the forest.  I'll bet the group we saw numbered about a dozen.  After we had driven on I looked back in the rear view mirror and there were MORE going across.  Yikes!  They are smaller than the javelina we saw in AZ.  Two days ago we saw one right in town, about three blocks from "home".  You don't see that in Indiana!  LOL!

Well, that's enough for Pete's sake! Don't want to bore you.  Hope you're having a great day, wherever you are and whatever you're doing. Take care and God bless!