Belton Birthday

 For Toby's birthday this year we headed to Belton, Texas. It's a cute little city nearby Lake Belton.

The heat was intense, but we still managed to walk around and enjoy the sites of the city...

We also visited the Bell County Museum...

I'm no Black Lives Matter proponent, but I'm pretty sure during this time it was very unsettling for a person of color and they probably knew what real racism looked like...

This display was in a glassed in area outside of the museum, so with the glass glare it was hard to get a decent picture...

Next, we headed to check out the lake...

The birthday boy standing under the biggest Cottonwood Tree I've ever seen....

It was a fun day and a short drive away. We plan on exploring more of the area when it cools off a bit.

Walnut Creek

Yesterday Toby and I went on a walk on Walnut Creek. It was an interesting walk, a new portion of the trail we had never been on. To break of the monotony of a trail we like to sometimes explore the little splinter trails off of the main trail. It usually never disappoints.

The creek was not as dry as we expected it to be, it's usually bone dry by this time of year...

Interesting, creepy little thing tucked away in a tree...

 

Here are a couple of pics from my morning trail walks...

Grandma's Corner...

At The Lake With The Girls

Yep, it's been awhile. Activities are limited these days...we all know why. BUT, I have really enjoying my morning walks on the trail. I find my morning walks or more of a meditation than a form of exercise, even though it serves both purposes...

We also have been enjoying the lake this year. It's the one place Skye seems to enjoy without complaint. Her friend Jordan, who is a pleasant soul, came along with us...

Galveston 2020

Last week we took an impromptu trip to Galveston. It was a nice little getaway, but as I get older I much prefer to stay closer to home. The allure of travel is no longer in my mindset.I feel like it's more work than pleasure. I suppose if I ever in this lifetime got to travel just Toby and I, it may feel different.

While we were there we visited the Moody Mansion.....

We also visited the Moody Gardens Aquarium....

And of course, swam. Well....they swam, mama doesn't get in water where there are known attack creatures especially when I can't see when they're coming....

I'm glad we went when we did, because the day after we left they shut the beaches down. I'm sure that disappointed the miles of traffic that we saw headed in the opposite direction towards the beach.