Dinner last night

After driving around South Padre Island we stopped and enjoyed our favorite- sushi. Not fried!

A South Padre Island drive about

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Laguna Atascos

We use to volunteer out here at the refuge and one of our favorite times was early morning so we jumped in the sports car and drove out to the refuge for a drive about.  We were greeted by this morning lark singing its song of joy

 

 

The cormorants were lined up ready for a day of fishing.

 

 

Gulls were checking the tide waters for little critters; like that bright orange beak!

 

 

Osprey were in their usual spot.

 

 

The caracara, Mexican Eagle, were perched on the yucca tree playing look out.

 

 

Cactus are ready to burst into bloom

 

 

The great blue heron is out along the shore line looking for little fishes that have lost their way

 

 

This is where we scared up a coyote and he leaped through the brush.

 

 

The MR2 looks good!

 

 

This hawk jumped out of the brush and flew right in front of us!

 

 

the little bunnies were in the road all along the way.  See the speed bumps; that is so traffic goes real slow just in case on ocelot decides to cross the road.  There are less than 100 left in the United States; there are lots in South America, but our population is not doing so well.

 

 

This brave little turtle decided to cross the road

 

 

Why did the turtle decide to cross the road?

 

 

We don't know but when he decided to go he certainly wasn't slow about it!

 

 

Curlew have a very long beak!  It was a good morning drive even if it decided to rain this morning and cool off!

 

 

Laguna Atascosa National Wildlife Refuge

 

 

 

 

 

 

Osprey with gull and thick-knee waiting for the left-overs.

 

 

See the ducks?

 

 

Prickly Pear Cactus are starting to bloom

 

 

Spring is in the air!

 

 

 

 

Roadrunners! Love these birds!!

 

 

 

 

A pair

 

 

She is just beauriful!

 

 

Now this is a cactus tree!

 

 

Fun having the sports car out and about

 

 

Yucca

 

 

Will wishes he was in the driver's seat of this one!

 

 

Curlew

 

 

Harley's

We just love going to Harley's on Sundays.  We go really early so we can get our favorite seat.  While waiting we buy a jar of Harley's Salsa and some chips and a bucket of Bud Lite.  We play a few rounds of Farkle, like Yatzee with out the score card, and the time flies by.

 

 

We group from Canada that stop by Harley's a few times each season came to spend their last Sunday before heading north tomorrow.  

 

 

John Harley and the Bayview Bushriders play the best honky-tonk music in Texas.

 

 

Becky, Kathy and Sharon sure hit it off!

 

 

Yummmm!

 

 

Girls got up for a few dances and Andrew would yell out from the stage-Grannies Gone Wild!

 

 

Nicole, Chris and Calida came in late and we sat and chatted

 

 

it was another great Sunday at Harley's