This morning we woke up to a big surprise--a temperature of 28 degrees. John forgot to look at the weather last night before heading off to bed and, as a result, his tomato plant has bit the dust. Thank goodness the Oleander plant he picked up at Home Depot was still sitting in the car. Since it was so cold this morning, we again skipped our morning walk.

Earlier in the week we had made plans with Gene and Jeannie Bevins to visit a ranch in Quamado which is a small town south of Brackettville and very close to the border. After church we picked the Bevins up and headed south. Our first stop was a little country cafe where we had a very delicious lunch. After eating we headed off to the ranch. This ranch is owned by Doc, a retired vet, and his wife, Billie. They raise goats and horses, a couple of which are thoroughbreds being trained for racing. They took us into the pens to see the little goats, or kids. While we were standing there talking and looking at everything, we found the kids chewing on our shoe laces. One little guy enjoyed trying to chew on John's long pants. From there we went to look at their horses--they have some beautiful animals. We then went into their home for some refreshments. Doc and Billie we very gracious hosts and we enjoyed spending the afternoon with them.

Gene took us on a different road back to Brackettville. While heading home we saw some elk, cattle, and blooming cactus. We ended the adventure at Burger and Shake where we ran into several folks from the fort. Upon returning home, John headed off for the golf course and driving range to look for balls--the big tournament just ended up, so he was hoping to find some good ones. He found 12.

We ended the busy day watching The Amazing Race and a couple of other shows.