A Slithery Visitor

A slithery visitor arrived on Sunday

 He asked our cats to come out and play 

The kitties, fearful, fled in dismay 

And were not seen 'til Saturday!

Florida & Texas Longhorns

On a hot afternoon, the Florida Longhorns knew enough to find some shade under the old oak tree. The Texas Longhorns, though, being dumb as door knobs, remained in the open, chewing grass, allowing the heat to sap them of whatever energy they might have had when they lived on a ranch west of Houston. Turns out they belong to the Conservative Cow Patty Party.

Ye Olde Witch

This is Ye Olde Witch here at the Trilogy Resort.  She resides on the main road so gets a lot of attention which witches like on Halloween and even the days before Halloween.

Ye Olde Witch is supposed to be scary but she looks a lot like my olde aunt Gwendolyn who wasn't scary at all.  I didn't even tremble when I took her picture.

I thought it strange, though, that my bike burst into flames when I arrived home!  

French Bicycle

This is a beautiful road bike, made in France.  Everything fits perfectly and that's probably why it exudes quality and elegance.  The owner is seen most days riding the trails here at the Trilogy Resort.  Sometimes he parks the bike here to take a dip in the swimming pool.

Jody and the Flint Creek Outfitters

I am back, at least temporarily.  A variety of health issues have made blogging impossible for the past few months, but things are looking up now.  I just don't know how long the present situation will last.  It is good to be back and to see so many familiar blogs and friends still blogging away.

The gentleman in the first photo above is Jody.  He's an employee of Flint Creek Outfitters in the Heathbrook Outdoor Mall.  Flint Creek sells most everything one would need to spend time outside in the woods or the mountains or on a trail.  Their goods are not inexpensive but are of high quality.

Jody works in the Flint Creek bicycle shop.  He is a fascinating young man and is what's considered a long-haul bicyclist.  His bike, pictured here, is just about ready for a long ride; it is loaded with water, food, a tent, all the utensils one would need, medical supplies, etc.  When we met him, Jody was planning a 200-300 mile ride across Georgia and Florida.  

Jody is also active in a religious group known as Church in the Garden which is for the "housed" and the "unhoused".  They take their religion out of the building and put it into practice by providing food and clothing and haircuts and all kinds of other assistance for people in need, many of which are living on the street.

You can learn more about all of this here:  www.weargloves.org, and www.dignityroasters.com.

Please Google Flint Creek Outfitters for more info on that operation.  

The bikes you see in the last photo were, as I recall, made in Spain.  They are quite expensive but exquisitely created.