No Title 5

We were up and out a little earlier than usual for our walk since Monday morning is wood carvers.  The temps were about 10 degrees warmer today even though the sky was overcast when we walked.  

Following breakfast, John headed out the door to Wallace's place.  This is where the carvers are meeting now since so many have headed home.  John said there were only about six guys there today.  I spent the morning checking drawers to make sure nothing was left inside that should be taken home.  I also did some dusting--we've been so busy that cleaning has not been high on the list of things to get done.

We decided last night to head to Del Rio right after carvers.  Our first stop was Wendy's for some lunch and there we ran into Chuck and Lois, so we ate with them.  From there it was on to Wal Mart to pick up a few items--we're trying to keep food purchases to a minimum since we're heading out in a couple of weeks.

The clouds broke up on our way back to the fort and the temps began to heat up just in time for Washers.  There was a much smaller crowd here, too.  This was the final time since Dean and Eloise, who run washers, will be pulling out for Kansas tomorrow morning.  This was our first year to play and we had a good time with the game and getting to meet new folks.  John and I will be ready to join the fun again next winter. 

No Title 4

The weather was a little warmer this morning which made for a very enjoyable walk around the golf course.  The deer and turkeys were also out and about bright and early.

 The golf course is looking nice and green

After breakfast we got cleaned up, headed off to church, and then went to lunch at Burger and Shake with Lois, Chuck, Gene, and Jeanne.  Even though it was pretty warm this afternoon, John and I decided to play a round of golf.  The course  was pretty empty, so we could take our time playing.  When we got done with golf, we spent some time cooling down and relaxing while we watched the Duke game on TV.  Once that was done, we headed over to the RV park to say good-bye to Paul and Melinda who are pulling out tomorrow.  As we pulled into Paul's place, we found a pizza party in progress and were invited to stay and eat.  

We made one more stop on the way home to say good-bye to Tim and Mary Ellen.  John and I visited for a little while and then hit the road home.  That pretty much sums up our busy day. 

No Title 3

This morning started off just like yesterday--cold in the morning, but once the sun came up, the temps rose very quickly.  It's actually very pleasant walking in the cooler part of the day and we enjoy our walk around the golf course.

Today was the annual meeting of the Fort Clark Association, so John and I headed down to the post theater where the meeting was being held.  A new Director of Operations has been appointed and I think the members were very impressed by what he had to say about the future of the fort.  The meeting was followed by a free lunch provided by the association so went to the clubhouse to pick up our boxed lunches and then sat and visited with John, Theresa, Dave, Gene, and Jeanne while we ate. 

This afternoon we went to the Historial Society special program about movies that have been filmed here on the fort.  We watched selected scenes from seven or eight movies where we saw the fort buildings and areas around the fort that were used as background.  It was very interesting and informative to learn about what goes into making a movie.  We opted out of touring the sites and spent the remainder of the afternoon sitting outside at Lois and Chuck's enjoying the nice breeze and visiting.  On the ride home I took a few photos of the Las Moras that flows through the fort.

 

No Title 2

The clear weather overnight led to much cooler temps this morning.  The thermometer read 41 degrees and that meant long pants and hooded sweatshirts for our walk.  It didn't take long to warm up once the sun rose over the horizen and we ended up with a beautiful day with a high around 81 degrees.  With last of the cold weather behind us, the Weesatche trees are starting to bloom and the Mesquites are beginning to green up.  Also, the male turkeys are beginning to strut their stuff for the ladies.

 Weesatche tree across the street from our house

Turkeys in the neighbor's driveway

Last night plans were made to meet up with Everett, Darlene, Pam and Tom for lunch at Burger and Shake, so around 11:30 a.m. we headed into town.  This was a farewell lunch as these two couples will be heading home--Everett and Darlene, tomorrow, and Tom and Pam next Monday or Tuesday.  Thank goodness for email and Facebook so we can keep in touch over the summer.

We got home from lunch just in time to pick up the clubs and golf cart and headed down to the clubhouse where we met up with Paul for a final round of golf.  He and Melinda will be heading to northern Texas to visit some family on Monday and then move onto Kentucky.

This evening I met up with Darlene and Lois for Bingo while John stayed home and watched more of the NCAA basketball tournament on TV.  Darlene and Lois were big winners tonight. 

 

No Title 1

I am tired of trying to think up titles for each day, so right now I going to a numeric system.  I have to title each blog entry or I can't publish what I have written.  I'll try this for a while and see how it works out.

A weather front moved in overnight with cooler temps and very strong winds.  John took the morning walk alone as I didn't want to walk in the windy conditions.  After breakfast he went to the driving range for an hour or so while I did some work on the computer.

This afternoon was couples' golf.  There was a much smaller group--16 couples--as more folks have left to head home.  We played with Bruce and Diana for the first time, but none of us had a good round.  Even though the golfing didn't go so good, we all had a fun time. 

This evening John went to wood carvers and I got a little more packing done.  Right now we think our tentative departure date will be April 14.  We have been asked to help out with the Los Moras golf tournament which is being held April 11 and 12, so that puts our departure date back til then.  

 

Golfing Today

This morning was overcast but warm when we left the house for our usual walk around the golf course.  Even though it was quite early, several golfers were out practicing their putting and chipping for the men's club champion which was being played today and tomorrow.  After dodging a couple of balls, we decided to cut across the fairways and finish our walk on the sidewalk leading to our house.

Following breakfast John headed down to the clubhouse to meet up with the men's nine hole group.  There were four teams and John's group ended up at even par.  While he was gone, I cleaned out some drawers and packed up more of our winter clothing.  John went over to Sam's after lunch to finish up the garage door frame they've been working on and has now completed all the projects Sam needed to have done.  

When John returned home, we headed out to play around of golf.  Since it was much later in the afternoon when we started out, we had the whole course to ourselves.  We ended the day watching "Survivor" and some recorded DVR shows.  

 

Another Beautiful Day

After last Tuesday's golf being canceled due to rain, it felt good to get back on the course with the ladies.  This morning Linda, Tootie and I played together using golf carts while Ginny and Mary Ellen walked their round.  This was our last time playing together this year as several of them will be heading home this weekend.  While we were out on the course we saw a large flock of Sandhill Cranes flying north.  We usually have a pair of them spending the summer in a field west of our house.

While I was playing with the girls, John played a best ball scramble with Roger, Paul, and John B.  These guys have been playing together on Tuesday mornings for most of the winter and today was the final "grudge" match of the year.  John and Roger are always a team and today they beat Paul and John B. by eleven strokes.  A rematch will have to wait until next fall when we all get back to the fort.

After resting up for a little bit this afternoon, we got cleaned up and headed over to the RV park for the final potluck of the season.  Even though the park is beginning to empty out, we still had a good crowd and plenty of delicious food.  I didn't have much luck at cards this evening, but John managed to win his second game.  We'll miss our fun Tuesday nights.

Beautiful Monday

The mornings are much warmer now so it's tee shirts and shorts for our morning walks.  When we start out, the sky is beginning to lighten and it isn't too long before the sun rises above the horizen.  Once that happens, you can feel the day begining to warm up.

Following breakfast John headed over to the RV park kitchen for wood carvers.  The numbers were down a little as several of the carvers have headed home for the summer.  While John was busy carving, I did some laundry and started packing up some of our winter clothes for the trip home.  We're not sure of the exact date we'll be leaving, but I thought I would get the items we won't be using packed up and out of the way.

This afternoon John helped Wallace hang a sign in the Green Room of the club house and then spent an hour or so working out in our shed getting it organized for the summer.  A little before 3 p.m. we headed over to the RV park for the weekly game of Washers.  John was a winner in both rounds while I was paired with Lloyd and we lost our rounds by one point.  Dean, who runs the game, will still be here next Monday, so we'll get to play washers once again.

Tootie and Roger invited a group over to their place for a venison dinner.  We all brought a dish to share and spent a very pleasant evening enjoying a delicious meal with homemade ice cream for dessert, compliments of Gene B.   The only sad thing about the evening was we learned Tootie and Roger have sold their place but are planning to come back next year, if they are good health-wise, and rent a place for the winter.  

 

Back To Blogging

I had decided to take a little break from blogging and didn't post anything for about two weeks.  Today a couple of folks said they missed reading it so I guess it's time to get back into the routine of posting something every day.

The cold weather of the winter season seems to be behind us at last as the days are now much warmer with bright sunshine.  The Mountain Laurel is in full bloom and the wild flowers are beginning to show their beautiful colors.  

The activities here on the fort are coming to an end.  Saturday was the last RV park breakfast for the year and tonight was the final movie night.  As much as we look forward to Spring, it is also the time we say good-bye to our friends.  The migration north has already started and each day more folks are pulling out--by next weekend just about everyone in our group will be gone.  

Over the last two weeks John and I both kept busy with our usual activities--wood carvers, potlucks, cards, and golfing.  Our favorite event was the RV Progressive Dinner.  There were about 96 folks in attendance and we rode from site to site in golf carts.  The evening ended with entertainment by a country singer while we enjoyed dessert.

 

Catching Up

This winter has certainly been one of the coldest and wettest we have seen during our nine winters here in south Texas. We did manage to play some golf on Wednesday, but couples' was canceled again due to cold temps and strong winds.  The weather was a little better today, so John, Paul, and I played a round following breakfast at the RV park.  This afternoon we listened to the Clearbrook Bears basketball game on the internet.  It was the semi-final for the sub-section championship and the girls beat the number two team by 10 points.  They lost to this same team earlier in the season by 26 points.  It was fun hearing Hanna's name as she had steals, assists, and scored.

Next week we have some big events happening--the RV Progressive Dinner and H.O.P.E Golf Tournament.  Hopefully the weather will be warm and sunny.  Right now the forecast calls for rain on Sunday and Monday.  It's hard to believe that we will be heading north in 5-6 weeks--we should be home by mid April at the latest.  Some folks who live a little further south are heading out at the end of March.  This winter has really flown by!   

Another Cold and Rainy Day

As you can see from the title of today's blog entry, the day was another cold and misty one.  This is the third day we've had to skip our morning walk due to the weather conditions.

John headed off to wood carvers after breakfast and while he was gone I took care of changing bed linens and doing the laundry.  This afternoon we watched some more recorded shows and John did a little more carving on his new project.  He finally decided to brave the elements and headed over to the second hole and did a little practice chipping and putting.  The weather is suppose to warm up a little bit more tomorrow, but that will only last a day or two before we're back to low temps once again.  This has been an unusually cold winter here in south Texas. 

Cold Rainy Weather Still Hanging Around

Thought I'd take a few minutes and do some catching up on the blog.  The weather here has been cold and rainy, so we have been pretty much housebound this weekend.  All the special activities for Friday were canceled due to the cold weather, so we took a trip to Del Rio to do some shopping and get out of the house.  We did manage to play some golf on Wednesday afternoon and couples' golf was held on Thursday.  That got done just as a major cold front moved into our area dropping the temperature 15 degrees in just a few minutes.  We played with Charles and Vie and ended up in the money in third place.  The weather isn't forecast to improve too much over the next few days, but at least we don't have snow or ice.

We did have a little sign of spring--our Mountain Laurel bush along the patio bloomed last week but the blossoms didn't last long in the cold, windy weather.