A wonderful visit with dear friends, Tess and Harold, near Wetumka.  We finished a few projects during this visit :)  We were with them for a little over a week.  Pistol (pictured on the right) is a new addition to the family...he is a rescue German Shepard.

Harold and Tess have done much work to their place since our visit in May.

They've added this large barn, regraded much of their property, moved a storage container, and have plans for putting in a pond this winter.  2 large 275 gallon containers were placed to gather water from their downspouts for future watering.  WHEW!  Our earlier chicken shelter project was blow away by a tornado...thankfully it was uninhabited.  

This fellow was quite unfriendly...I put my hand down and he went on the attack.  I figure he didn't want to be bothered on his quest to find overwintering accommodations.  Winter is fast approaching!

2 weeks at Davis Mountains SP in Ft Davis went by way too fast.  We left today for Abilene and tomorrow will be in Oklahoma for a visit with our friends, Tess and Harold :)  Here are several pictures of the last morning at the Casita rally, called the "Havelina Roundup".  We played a little music, hiked a few miles and visited with new friends, and old.

Gerald is about the nicest camp host we've come across...we hope to see him again next year!

Ed is a fantastically talented singer-songwriter.  It shouldn't be hard to spot his rig if we come across it on our future travels!  We sure hope to meet again somewhere down the road and play some more tunes :)

Our spot for the week :)

Our last morning view as we met with our daily early morning coffee group.

Wendy met this group as we traveled down an alley to get to our restaurant.

This seemed a little odd as someone poured the concrete around an old tree stump.  I'm sure a few people have stumbled over the years.

We've been looking for a Javelina every day since arriving here and finally saw this one the night before we left :)  In keeping with tradition I'll tell you that a group them is called a squadron!  They can also be referred to as families or herds.  They are from the pig family.  They are actually collared peccaries.
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Here is a link for a video we took of one of our hikes...copy and paste in your browser.
​https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u3VDfk6Qm58
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We traveled 330 or so miles to Abilene, TX.  It's a free overnight stay at a Cracker Barrel we've stopped at before.  They are undergoing a little renovation.

The bright side?  A short walk across the street for dessert :)