Caldwell, Texas !!

 We started a bit later this morning.  We were on the road just a bit before 9:30 am.  Just look at that morning traffic!

 The more east we went, the more hills we went up and over.  There were so many green trees!  And do you know what else?

 

Green grass!!!  Just look at the green grass!  And why do you think it is green and not brown?  Rain!  We have rain!  And we haven't seen this kind of rain since September!  And it is supposed to rain tomorrow.  Right now it is 72 degrees and kind of humid!

 We took Tully out for her 5 pm walk and there is just so many new smells.  The best of smells go to this group:

 Can you see what is over in the next field?  Woohoo!  Cows!  Yep, they win the smell award! 

 This is a beautiful camp.  Big, but far enough apart, with cement pads, and grass everywhere!

 Which of course, Tully loved!  Even though it had stopped raining for our walk, she was drenched from the wet grass.

We are here until Friday, and we are taking off to Camp Jason in Coldspring Texas.  It is near Livingston!

Wild Animals !

Here is last night's sunset.  Bare pecan trees.  And again, lots of squirrels.

Look at all the nuts!  The squirrels have been working nonstop but I think they could use some help.

We went out today looking for pecans.  And we found some!  Plus, look at what else they were selling!

Farm fresh eggs!!  I haven't had a fresh egg since Anacortes!  Woohoo!

We also took a ride into the park that is right down the road.  Wild animals, or if you want to call them cats, that is fine too.  I guess a lot of people drop off their cats if they aren't wanted anymore.  How sad.

The sign up with the orange cat says not to feed the cats.  I guess they are being fed and taken care of by some volunteers.  I can't wait until karma hits these people that abandoned their pets.  We only saw 2 cats but I'm pretty sure that there were more than that, especially because of the sign.

Here is Mr. Roo.  He doesn't have a flock of his own.  Who would just leave him to fend on his own?  Karma is going to kick his previous owners butt!  He is such a beautiful bird!  And such a big guy!  I wonder if he would fit in with my pup and 2 cats?  Come on Mr. Roo!  Lets go traveling! 🐔

Happy Anniversary!!

Can you believe that it was our 6 month anniversary yesterday, for being on the road for 6 months?  This trip so far, has been amazing!  6 months living in our house with wheels!  6 months visiting 7 states!  How many miles?  How many people have we met?  How many pups has Tully met?

We woke up to 21 degrees!  A bit frosty out there this morning!

Right down the road from us is a park.  It is a huge park, and has lots of pecan trees.

We walked over to part of the park and here is a photo of the camp where we are parked.

This was yesterdays sunrise, right over the bayou, and all of the squirrels.

The squirrels are so busy gathering all of the pecans.  The grounds are loaded with them.

We took a drive yesterday and found the old jail.  Brownwood is a huge town!  Lots of old houses.  The town was incorporated in 1884.  I bet there are some great antiques in this town!

We are here until Tuesday morning.  Then we are traveling to Caldwell, Tx which is 179 miles from here.  Almost a 3 hour drive.  We will stay there for 4 days, then on to Camp Jason for the winter!

If You Want A Good Time, Call ....

 

If you want a good time, call Aunt Jackie!  This past week went by so fast!  I think we should stay here all winter!  Aunt Jackie and Kyle came by yesterday to say their goodbyes.  I will miss them.  We have plans to hook up in the spring.  

We had a storm front come in last night.  Lots of wind and rain.  This was this mornings sky.  Blue sky even when we are storming!  

By the time we were up and packed, it was nice and dry, and so fresh smelling!  No oil smells in the air!

We were on the road by 9 am and arrived in Brownwood just before 1 pm.  So a long drive today.  We passed all the fields that were being processed....guess what are in the rolls?  No, not hay or silage, but cotton!  There are machines picking the cotton!

And can you tell that it is Friday?  Look at that....no traffic!  We take the back roads!  And most of the roads today were nice and smooth!

This photo shows how dry it is.  See the dust line on the left of the photo, going towards the center of the photo?  That was a truck driving on the dirt road there.

This was in one of the small towns that we went through.  Texas Longhorn.

Look at the temp!  We got here and it was 86 degrees!  But it isn't a 'hot' heat.  Nor is it a 'warm' heat.  It is a 'cool' heat, especially with both air conditioners going in the fifth wheel!  We, and the animals, are nice and cool!

We are coming off a hill and there is Brownwood!  It looks pretty big!  Aunt Jackie told us that Brownwood is the Pecan Center.  Time to pick up some nuts!

Here is our parking spot.  We are surrounded by pecan trees.  Our place is nice and level and there is grass for Tully to pee on.  In front of the truck is....(below).

The river.  Well, the name is Pecan Bayou.  I think this is the first Bayou I have seen in person.  Kind of reminds me of a river.  Lots of pecan trees, and lots of nuts on the ground.

Ethel is pooped from 4 hours of driving!

After setting up and resting, we went into town and got some food to go.  Road Hog says this was the best cat fish he has ever had.  We also had shrimp, salad, rice and beans and okra.  It was excellent!

More Visiting! And Some NOISY Neighbors!!!!

Guess what we did yesterday?!  Visited some more!!  This time with my cousin Tracy.

And he brought his pup Clair.  Clair is an old lady, and she and Tully kind of tolerated each other.  Clair is part chihuahua and Tracy saved her.  She loves Tracy so much!

City of Odessa water tower.  This photo was taken from Aunt Jackies back yard, with a zoom lens.

Road Hog and I took Aunt Jackie and Kyle out for a late lunch today.  Logans has excellent food.  Aunt Jackie took us here when we were here for Uncle Mo's funeral 16 years ago.  The food and the service has not changed! 

Gene, these guys started last night at 5:30 pm!  It was still light outside! You need to turn up your volume.  They went on for a couple of hours.  We have pasture around us, and we are fenced in, but they still sounded like they were just outside the fifth wheel.  It is like being back at the farm!  These coyotes are here about every other 2 days, and they are noisy! Do you think these guys would like to go up to your place to visit their relatives?  Come and get them! Please!! 😂

Happy Thanksgiving ! Again !!!

 

We have been having a blast here in Texas with my relatives!  I absolutely love it here!  The only thing I don't like is the stickers in the grass where Tully walks.  Aunt Jackie doesn't have stickers in her grass but here at the park, lots of stickers!  Poor Tully.  She knows where and where not to walk.

We pass this on the way to Aunt Jackies.  You will know the stadium if you watch Friday Night Lights.  Ratliff Stadium.

Aunt Jackie has started decorating outside for Christmas.  Her whole inside is full of Santa's and other decorations.  I think Kyle buys a Santa every year for his collection.

Since our Thanksgiving dinner wasn't all that great, and because Aunt Jackie loves turkey, we had a second Thanksgiving dinner today at her house. We only had the very basics!  Turkey, mashed potatoes and gravy, rolls, cranberry sauce, olives, and dressing.  It turned out so good!

 

It has been a blast hanging out with my aunt and cousins.  And tomorrow we will do the same thing but serve turkey and dumplings.  And hang out some more.  We leave this Friday to move to Brownwood, Texas, and then on to Caldwell.  I really don't want to leave right now, we are having too much fun here with my auntie!!

Welcome to Texas!

I cannot believe we made it to Texas!  This is the state where my dad and aunt was born!  This is also my new home state!  How excited am I?

It seems as if it took months to get here!  And it did!  We left Anacortes in Sept and now here it is in Dec!  What a trip it has been!

We are staying right down the road from Odessa, in a town called Gardendale.  Aunt Jackie lives right down the road, 8 1/2 miles away.  How cool is that?  We are at a place called Palms of Paradise and we went to sleep last night listening to millions of coyotes.  Well, not millions, but pretty darn close to it!  I hope all the rabbits stayed pretty hidden.  Is there a way that I can save all these bunnies?

We also have road runners!  Didn't that used to be a cartoon?  Thank goodness the ole Wiley coyote didn't get him!

We've been spending the last couple of days with Aunt Jackie and my cousin Kyle.  Today, my cousin Daurice made dinner, and dessert, which was excellent!  Prissy also got to visit with us.  It has been 16 years since I have last seen Kyle, and about 9 years since we have since Prissy.  It has been great catching up with them.

This is Texas to me.  This is right out our door.