"Today is a Good Day to Drive!" .....Van-Go

We had a fun St. Patrick's day at Cobbleheads in Brownsville after working at the zoo all day. Johnny G played with a blues group; Connie and Bud were there with a crowd from their RV Park. The best was the green beer!

Are you wondering why there is so much air space between the pictures. . . March 14-15, 2009 Fiesta Airshow in Brownsville Texas. After a long day of watching planes we played some New World.

March 13, 2009 Kathy stayed home today and Will went to the zoo. Never a dull moment at the zoo! Rinos were doing mock charges, the gazelles danced about, the Pultzar horse stood staring, and a tiger cub climbed up a tree.

March 8, 2009 Today was Animal Enrichment Day at the Gladys Porter Zoo in Brownsville Texas. some enrichments of the past have been pumpkins, watermelons, gift wrapped packages, frozen treats. The enrichment today was a newspaper; it was organized by Dr. Tom the zoo's vet. Each animal was given a newspaper attached to a stick in their enclosure. Docents were to observe the animals to see how they reacted to something new in their environment. Some just came, sniffed at it and walked away, others tore it apart and played with the scraps of paper, others liked the sticks best and others marked the spot. We had a hoot watching the animals read the paper!

February 5, 2009 Our morning constitutional was around the Dean Porter Park in Brownsville, Texas. We found some interesting things along the way. The bronze statues, the Heritage Complex and the Brownsville Museum. We entered the Ringgold Civic Pavilion and met Jamie. She told us about the Brownsville Winter Residents Club. They have some exciting events that include, movies, tours, classes, parties, talks and shows. You can check them out at http://www.winterresidentsclubofbrownsville.org/ We loved the tile mural inside the building. It depicts Brownsville's colorful past from pre-history through 2000. A reproduction of the original watercolor by Don Breeden was hand painted on individual ceramic tiles then installed as a 14 x 40 foot mural.