We had a “cool” front blow through here this morning…Cool is now at 71° and rising. The front brought an hour or so of rain and then clear blue sky.
The real sign of spring though is the cardinals, you know…Red birds chasing other red birds out of their perceived territory. When the cardinals start enforcing [...]

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Yesterday was my Annual Birthday Beach and Road Trip…This year the weather was more springlike than any of my past trips. Temperatures hit the mid 70’s and it was quite breezy, with clouds scudding across the sun of and on.
My first stop as always was the Brazoria National Wildlife Refuge. The refuge for the past [...]

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Driving toward Kerrville along the Guadalupe River somewhere west of Hunt…

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From Coffee Muses

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The Podcast I listened to yesterday that really caught my interest was this one…
Tiny Texas Cafe Fills Up After Barbecue Award : NPR
All Things Considered, July 18, 2008 · Barbecue is religion in Texas.
Every five years, Texas Monthly goes on a quest for the Holy Grail — to find the best barbecue in a state [...]

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A shot from last year’s trail ride by my office on the southern edge of Houston.
On the trail ride, cowpokes draw a crowd | Chron.com – Houston Chronicle
On Tuesday, Davis and about 200 other cowpokes from the Southwest Trailriders Association ambled along highways to join 12 other groups at Memorial Park today to help [...]

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It was just eight days ago that I took myself off on my annual Birthday/Photo Roadtrip. This image is one of the ones I captured on that day. This shot was taken in San Bernard National Wildlife Refuge but it could have been taken in a number of other locations on that day. There were [...]

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More from my birthday roadtrip…

This photo was taken at about the location of the cross hair on the map below, facing west across the Brazos River. The white smudge on the horizon is smoke from one of the many grass fires that were burning that day along the coast. In my drive around I actually [...]

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From my Wednesday drive…

Deserted beaches are why I spend my birthday watching waves…Texas winter weather is what makes it worthwhile.
Handbook of Texas Online – SURFSIDE BEACH, TX
SURFSIDE BEACH, TEXAS. Surfside Beach, also known as Surfside and Follett’s Island, at the mouth of the Brazos River on the Gulf of Mexico in southeastern Brazoria County, encompasses [...]

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