It was another warm, beautiful day here in south Texas.  We were up nice and early for our morning walk, wanting to get it out of the way before the day warmed up.

After breakfast, we got cleaned up and headed off to play a round of golf.  It actually got quite warm out on the course while we were playing so it was a good thing we played early.  I'm still dealing with a stiff back, but swinging the club seems to help loosen me up and each day my back feels like it's improving.

After lunch John did a little yard work.  We have had a couple of cactus in pots for the past several years, but we felt they were getting too large for them and decided to transfer them directly into the ground.  John also found some small Mountain Laurel and planted them behind the house.

     

While working outside, we saw this "stick" insect on one of the chairs.  At first we didn't notice it thinking it was a piece grass or a weed.  I had heard about these insects but had never seen one before.  

This evening John and Stan went to Comstock to watch the Brackville Tigers play their first basketball game of the season.  I opted out to stay home and catch up on emails and do some reading.