Skywatch Friday

It seems like a month for company. This week, my
daughter from NC is here to visit. Yesterday, we took
a drive around Big Bend and the border country.
This photo is a small canyon in Pinto Canyon in the
Chinati Mountains. The sky was
wonderful and the terrain fantastic.

These next three photos are of the Rio Grande and
its surroundings, as taken from the 'River Road'
that runs from Study Butte, TX to Presidio, TX

It seems to beg the question, "Where does the
fence go?"

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Skywatch Friday

Sorry I've been missing for the last couple of weeks, but now I'm
back, and even have a fresh road trip to share.

My sister came to visit, and on our way back to the airport, we detoured
by Carlsbad Caverns (no sky shots)
and then a stop at White Sands National Monument.


The sand dunes with the mountains in the background
are really spectacular.

I must really learn more about my camera, it was so
bright, I had trouble taking photos.

On the nature trail, we came across this little guy
(look hard in the center of the photo) He was
using the plant to try for some food and/or water
I'm not sure which.

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Skywatch Friday

I missed a few weeks, but now I'm back and here's part of
where I've been. We had to go back east for
my Mom's funeral, then took time to go to
Atlantic Beach, NC for some serious decompressing.

The weather was great, rain, sun and surf. Mix in
fresh seafood and what more could you want.

These were through a screen, but the double rainbow was spectacular.

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Wonderful Dining

It's really great having a chef for a son-in-law. While we were back east for my Mom's funeral, we had a chance also to spend time with our 3 daughters. While we were in Greenville, SC, we got to go to a special 'Chef's Dinner' with 2 visiting chefs from DC. Talk about a great meal. Six course tasting with wine pairing. Can't get the scanner to work, so here's a brief copy of the menu:

Greeting Wine:
Conde de Subirats. Cava

Cannelloni of Pineapple
Tasmanian Salmon Tartar. Cashews. Yuzu-Miromi
2007 Domaine De Ballade. Vine de Pays des Cotes de Gascogne

Pan Seared Maine Sea Scallops
Wax bean risotto. Morel Mushrooms
2007 Chateau Capion 'Cuvee IC Blanc' Vin de Pays D'oc

Carolina Quail
Apricot-White Bean Pure, Frisee, Sherry-maple Glaze
2008 Domaine de la Berthete 'Sensation Rose' Cote du Rhone

Spring Lamb Tenderloin
Spinach, Foie Gras in Cumin Madeira Sauce
2006 Domaine Jerome Gradassi. Chateauneuf-du-Pape

Pre-Dessert
Strawberry and Rhubarb

Milk Chocolate Cremeaux
Devils Crumbs, Honey-Poached Kumquats, Maldon Salt
2007 Domaine de L'Elephant 'Le Rivesaltes-Grenat' Vin de Pays des Cotes Catalanes


All I can say is I have never eaten finer nor better food, nor can words do it justice.

Skywatch Friday

Last week we had a short thunder storm. It didn't
bring the rain we need so badly, but the aftermath
did leave us with a wonderful sunset. It's nice to
just step out the front door and see scenes like these.

This is looking west down our street.

This photo shows the start of the bloom on the century plant across the
street. It seems to grow about a foot a day. There will be more
photos as this grows.

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