Texas Wild floweres in Spring

Hello All,

Following are some of the magnificent wild flowers that we see in the Texas spring. There has been a lot of rain recently and everywhere around the Hill Country and San Antonio is alive with colour.

Best wishes to all.
Beverley and Ross

Texas Spring

The last couple of weeks has seen birthday's, our CEO from Australia and VP from Virgina Beach visit, friends come to dine at our RV and the State flower of Texas blooming.
This week stared with Wayne celebrating his birthday so here is Larry, Ted and Soojin helping him to enjoy the day.

The next week started with Craig coming from Australia and Chuck from Virginia Beach.  This evening we took the opportunity to enjoy dinner out at the Texas Land and Cattle Steak House. 

We also spent some time down in Eagle Pass, a 3 hour drive from San Antonio which shares the boarder with Mexico.  While there we usually dine at San Miguel, a great Mexican Restaurant.  This night we were serenaded by a very skilled Mariachi Band.

As we are now moving into spring the nurseries are having a very busy time time.  Many of the blooms are the same as we have in Australia.

The nursery also features wild life - brightly coloured chickens who parade around the grounds.

The weather is now very pleasant so we are spending weekends in our RV.  This is an evening shot after a relaxing day.

Wayne and Susan also joined us for a late lunch on Sunday and as you can see the location is a great place to enjoy a pleasant Sunday afternoon (PSA).

Even the local sheep have a great paddock to play in.

Finally dotted along the sides of the roads and in paddocks around Texas we are able to enjoy the Bluebonnet which is the State flower of Texas.  It is truly magnificent.

Best wishes to all.

Beverley and Ross

Out and About at Canyon Lake

Recently we had the opportunity to dine at the Cottonseed Cafe which has a very interesting menu and is the sight of an original cotton gin.  To see more about this cafe have a look at cottonseed cafe.com

We started the meal with an interesting plate which featured local produce.  The platter was made up of citrus marinated olives, cheddar wafers and spiced pecan nuts.  All delicious.

Here is yellow beets with fried goat's cheese.

Ross enjoyed locally caught trout.  Another day we visited the oldest bakery in Texas which is called the Naegelin Bakery and has been around for 142 years first opening its doors in 1868.  To see more about this interesting store have a look at www.naegelins.com
It has amazing cakes, pastries, pies and breads.  When you leave the bakery there are some interesting murals to be seen.

It is very worthwhile getting off the beaten track and to enjoy the many and varied places that dot the Texas landscape.

Cheers Beverley and Ross