A whooping crane at Goose Island--we saw about a dozen of them. Very good, considering there are only about 200 in existence. Note: These are big birds--this one was 4 - 5 feet high. It was hard to tell because we were looking down on it from a boat deck.

Kitties and kitty toys--the calico, Gingerpuss Gigi, came with me from California. The little black devil, Peregrin Took, joined our household at Christmas last year as my present to Gigi. I'm not sure Gigi thanks me for this.

My new car--Texas killed my '92 Accord

Swimming in Devil's River

Walking on the beach at South Padre Island--very warm, gentle water

What a Year!

One year in Texas. What a difference!

I now think of 85 degrees as a cool day.

I now realize that it's impossible to get all my home improvement tasks completed in one afternoon.

I have a whole new perception of driving distances.

I have found that international, as in San Antonio International Airport, means Mexico City or Denver or Houston. Period.

Since I published my last blog--Learning to Live with a Lone Star--I haven't written anything. What's kept me so busy?

A brief list:

• Weaving - 2 nights a week
• Contra dancing
• Business trips to Princeton, St. Petersburg (FL), Denver, and Princeton again
• Business trips within Texas--Houston (4 hours away), Dallas (5 hours away), Corpus Christi (two and a half hours away) and Austin (right next door--only an hour and a half drive)
• Sierra Club camping: Devil's River, Guadalupe State Park, Enchanted Rock
• Painting the bathroom
• Making drapes
• Going to plays (lots of theatre/art activity here in San Antonio)
• South Padre Island
• Rearranging my books
• Growing tomatoes and herbs
• Feeding the gluttonous birds in my backyard
• Iyengar yoga (it took me almost a year to find an iyengar class here)
• Driving around and checking out some of the artsy local towns: Boerne and Fredricksburg

See the following photos for expansion/fuller descriptions/more information on above.