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So close, no matter how far
Couldn't be much more from the heart
Forever trusting who we are
and nothing else matters
The weather was really nice today, so I found a smooth country road to ride down for a couple hours. I can't wait until the Spring comes around; the scenery will be even better.
On Monday, Carl and I ate lunch in Lake Jackson at All-Star Pizza. We had the delicious buffet of pizza, calzones, and cookies. Afterwards we drove to Brazos Bend State Park where we saw some wildlife exhibits and saw some wildlife: butterflies, a deer, a snake, baby alligators, some birds, and a baby coyote?
Then we drove to the museum district of Houston. At the Houston Museum of Natural Science, we toured two exhibits: Terra Cotta Warriors and the Spirits & Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon. We also saw the skeletons of some dinosaurs and exhibits of animals from Africa.
We had planned to go to the Houston Zoo since it was open free to the public on Columbus Day, but they wouldn't let us inside since it was less than an hour before closing time. Instead we found Hermann Park with a pond, some ducks, some coy, a turtle, and some statues. It was a nice find at the end of the day.
We drove back to Lake Jackson and ate a most delicious steak at Salt Grass Steak House before returning to Carl's house for me to pack up and leave early the next morning.
Beautifully serious look on this hawk. It looks like a Cooper's Hawk to me -- if I'm wrong, someone let me know.
I have some closer shots of these birds. I think they are great-tailed grackles.
(Blogged on 2007.03.20)
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On Monday, Carl and I ate lunch in Lake Jackson at All-Star Pizza. We had the delicious buffet of pizza, calzones, and cookies. Afterwards we drove to Brazos Bend State Park where we saw some wildlife exhibits and saw some wildlife: butterflies, a deer, a snake, baby alligators, some birds, and a baby coyote?
Then we drove to the museum district of Houston. At the Houston Museum of Natural Science, we toured two exhibits: Terra Cotta Warriors and the Spirits & Headhunters: Vanishing Worlds of the Amazon. We also saw the skeletons of some dinosaurs and exhibits of animals from Africa.
We had planned to go to the Houston Zoo since it was open free to the public on Columbus Day, but they wouldn't let us inside since it was less than an hour before closing time. Instead we found Hermann Park with a pond, some ducks, some coy, a turtle, and some statues. It was a nice find at the end of the day.
We drove back to Lake Jackson and ate a most delicious steak at Salt Grass Steak House before returning to Carl's house for me to pack up and leave early the next morning.
My friend Dan Hogenson and I made a quick trip to Brazos Bend State Park and snapped a few photos before I got sick and had to go back home. Unfortunately the time of day we were there made taking good photos hard with the natural light available being quite excessive.
A young American Alligator (Alligator Mississippiensis) watches me from his morning hunting spot on Elm Lake at Brazos Bend State Park, Texas, USA.
A Red-Shouldered Hawk (Buteo Lineatus) sits on a dead tree watching 40 Acre Lake in Brazos Bend State Park for its next meal, Texas, USA.
At first pass he (she?) had his mouth and eyes closed. When we passed him on the way back, he was just as motionless, but gave up some of the disguise by showing a set of teeth that were definitely not part of the foliage.