November 1st in South Texas...

We took a real quick trip over to Mom and Dad's ranch today...The Dallas Cowboys played at noon and goodness knows we can NOT miss a game...So I wandered off for a short walk with the camera to see what I could find...At times it is frustrating being rushed but today I thought I'd see what types of photos I could take today in a short amount of time...

Dad had caught six little Feral piggies, well some weren't very little...The sow was Not too happy with me and the camera and kept charging me...so I left them alone and went for a walk...

A tortuga (turtle) in one of the dry creek beds...The San Antonio river recently flooded and went over it's banks so the dry creek beds in certain areas are still holding water, the turtles are enjoying it!

Spider web! You have to watch where you walk as these are not fun to walk into but they are fun to try to photograph :o)

Ahhh Ha!! A Green Jay!! He actually came down to me and I was loving it. The only problem is it was really shady and a lot of branches so very hard to get a decent shot...But still you can see what he is, lol. They are so pretty! I also saw chickadees, woodpeckers, and other birds but just didn't manage any decent photos!

The San Antonio river and still a bit muddy from the flooding.

Spanish moss hanging down from an oak tree...and a glorious blue sky!

The woods...isn't it gorgeous?

Dad, Fred and Michael discussing the Feral Hogs...The discovery channel had a really good program on Feral hogs in the U.S. recently. If you get a chance try to watch it.

"Mom!! Mom!! Look a butterfly wing, take a photo it's beautiful!"

He's such a good boy and always trying to find things for me to photograph!
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It was time to head out and Fred was in a bit of a hurry...Gotta go watch the game....But he wasn't going to go to fast...Ekkkk

As we got stuck behind this group on the road!! A common sight in S. Texas but one positive thing is this group is wearing helmets, Yea!! I'm proud of them. In Texas you do not have to wear helmets, which in my opinion is stupid!

In the meantime Fred was growling...they were doing 55 in a 70 mph zone and he was NOT happy!! Can anyone explain to me why Motorcycle riders have to ride in Large groups and then go way under the speed limit??

We finally made it home with minutes to spare and Fred calmed down...I'm also happy to report his team won!!