Sunday, October 30, 2016

More Abilene

We went with the kids to the Abilene State Park nearby.  Kind of a rustic place built at a small creek where buffalo used to gather and wallow...hence the name of the near-by town; Buffalo Gap.
We packed a lunch and Mom had a moment of quiet while the kids played on the  play-ground equipment.  I saw some Bluebirds, but not a whole lot else. 
The family has a big yard with lots of places to run.  The neighbor lady informed C that the rattlesnakes haven't hibernated because of the warm weather and are found in the flower beds and shrubbery.  So no hide and seek in the bushes!  You don't have to tell me twice!  One was making it's way into a neighbor's garage.  Lovely.  How would you like to step out of your car on a rattlesnake?
The weather has been beautiful...sort of an extension of summer with temps in the 80's and 90's.  Quite a contrast to the 40's and 50's up north.
A favorite park. 
These guys weren't very neighborly at the park and seemed like they wanted us to move on which we did.
E made us a fancy meal with sandwiches and pizza and individually drawn placemats.
A catalog from Toys' R Us brought giggles and the start of the Christmas' lists.  Hey, wasn't it just your birthdays?  Can it be that these two are really 8 and 6?

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