Buffalo Gap, Texas

Sunday afternoon we drove down the road a piece to Buffalo Gap, Texas.  They have an historic village that we went to visit. 

Some of the items on display were ones we remembered, like this ringer wash machine.  i think that means we must be old.  When M was a child she got her arm caught in the ringer and bears the indentation in her forearm to this day.  I don't imagine she was smiling when it happened then like she was Sunday. 

The village had period houses and businesses to browse through.  I imagine that Texas was an interesting place to live during the last half of the nineteen century.

I was interested in all the "bird points" in this native display of arrow heads 

On the wall was was a stuffed white buffalo head.  Coming from ND I am aware that the native  American tribes believe these animals are sacred.

According to the American Bison Association only one in ten million bison births is a "White Buffalo."  Perhaps you remember the ranch across the street that has a couple of Zebra?  Well, on our way home we spotted this live "White Buffalo" in the same herd as the zebra.

I'm not sure what the story was with this critter, but I never thought that I would see a live WB.   

The jail was a combination of courtroom and jail which showed some signs of bullet holes on the outside.

Homes and businesses were pretty basic. 

The church was the most recent addition to the village and seemed to be in better shape. 

I've been watching the live eagle cam of Deorah Eagles on the internet.  Three chicks have hatched and the parents seem very faithful in providing for them.  Their main diet seems to be fish and rabbit, though fish are by far the most prevalent.  

Today after I heard of the forecast for Decorah, I checked the site to see Mama sitting on the chicks with at least 6 inches of fresh snow on the nest.  How do they do it?  This storm was the reason we left Texas a day earlier than planned.  We beat the storm home. 

Even without the latest six inches, SD still had a lot of snow to melt.

Where Are We?

Where are we again?  I thought Zebras were in Africa.  I must have been dozing when I was driving south.

Oh, but here is a hint poking through the trees.

Now I remember... 

Texas is where these critters hang out. 

I think I will "steer" clear of these boys!

Good Idea Gone Wrong in Texas

We escaped the long drawn out winter and went looking for Spring.  We ran into the first trees covered with blossoms in Emporia, Kansas.  The drive through South Dakota was on ice.  It is so good to see these two rascals and enjoy warmth again.

Texas in the Spring time is synonymous with Bluebonnets.

We found some right in the kids' neighborhood.

Spring is so fun.  This little blossom was showing off in a ditch... bloom where you're planted,  I'd say. 

Mother had an idea.  Let's get some pictures of the kids in the Bluebonnets!   So we picked them up from school and headed for the blossoms.

Good idea, except we chose the brightest time of the day. 

Keeping their eyes open, let alone smiling was not working well. 

Not too bad, though sister looks like she is in pain.

Let's try a different pose.  No, that isn't what I had in mind exactly.

Yeah, that looks natural...

We're done.