Chicken ranch?

I had to go into town today and when I got back, I noticed my neighbor walking at a fast pace towards the house. This is my nice neighbor who always mows the grass on the street side of the fence. He is the husband of the lady that I finally spoke to after 16 years and the step-father of her son who likes to get drunk and party every weekend.

My first thought was...oh no, the dogs did something to his Chihuahuas! Worst yet I ran out of dog food this morning and figured they might have eaten one of his chickens like Boris did when he first wandered into the yard.  Boris is the dog that died mysteriously a few months back.

Fortunately, neither was the case.  He told me he was in desperate need of purchasing a lot and was wondering if I wanted to sell mine.  You see I own a lot adjacent to my parent's property. Informed him that I was not interested in selling it at this time.  He had three others under consideration but preferred mine as it was in within walking distance.

He told me that he was going, to be honest with me, he needed it to raise chickens and that it would probably get loud.  Apparently, he is going to be selling chickens to clients in Mexico.  I wished him good luck in his future endeavors.

He has been raising free range chickens for a long time but it has been for him and his family's personal consumption.  It never crossed my mind that he would try it as a full-scale business venture.

Ok, Andy, you win...here is an article I found on the billions of butterflies that have invaded South Texas http://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/the-butterfly-thats-all-over-your-windshield-09-07-2016

I am unable to upload pictures to my blog using my Windows 10 computer, so will drag out my old Windows 7 tomorrow. You will be able to see the ones plastered on the grill that I encountered Friday on our way back from San Antonio.

Good night,  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Butterflies / Harbor Freight / Schlotzsky's

We got a late start this morning to the appointment with the ophthalmologist.  To make up time I had to drive in some spots that are designated 75 mph at 80 mph and at times just a tad more but shhh shhh...do not tell anyone!

I would later make a stop at Harbor Freight Tools in order to purchase some much-needed items. Would have liked to have had some coupons for said merchandise but oh well, you can't have it all.

On our last trip when I finally made it to Target, I spotted a Schlotzky's. The last time I ate in one was three years ago in San Angelo, Texas.

While I know it is not on my diet, I think I have behaved well good enough to allow myself to cheat just for today.  Let me tell you...I savoured every bite!

On our way back home we came across swarms of butterflies. I had to stop in Uvalde to clean my windshield.  They were small and looked like Monarch butterflies but was not sure.  Once in Del Rio, I stopped at a car wash because my windshield and grill were totally caked with them.

The KSAT 12 weatherman confirmed that they were, in fact, Monarch's. Shame so many of them will never complete their annual migration destination south of the border because they ended up splattered on people's vehicles.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.

Mothers and Daughters

October is an awful busy month for me, not just because of all the preparations for my trip to the cook-off.  We have several events that we need to attend that will require I wear a dress my mother would like for me to wear a dress to.

Tired of her nagging gentle persuasion I went to the store today.  When I worked I wore dresses and suits but now I don't really like to dress up...that is in a far away chapter of my life.  I love dressing casual or in my scrubs...a look my mother does not care for.  How many women my age still dress like their mother's want them to?  The things I have to do to keep the peace :(

It's official dad's old car is flooded.  Looked at some YouTube videos on how to solve the problem...forget it...I will call the mechanic!

There are a couple of things I would like to buy but before investing in them I have been doing a little research and reading reviews.  I do not know how much credence others place on reviews but they carry a lot of weight when I make my final decision...I have therefore nixed two products.

Yesterday when I was walking over to Walter's I finally saw some Monarch butterflies.  Each year we see less and less of them.  Watched a documentary not too long ago where they blame a well known weed and grass killer for getting rid of their food source.

At first I thought I was confusing them with an orange flower that is growing inside this bush. There were lots of Monarchs but they are not very visible in this picture.

Gasoline prices have been stable this week. Click on the picture to enlarge.

Good night.  May you all have Terlingua Dreams.