The Boys of Spring

Some photos of the boys ... Elvis helping with the laundry

and Denny hanging out on the patio with the blooming gardenias

Lizard Knees

Caught this little guy on the patio ... lounging on a plant hanger

I wouldn't have seen him if not for his little lizard knees hanging off the sides of the rail!

Back in the Saddle Again

Our Spring was so busy, it was months before we could get back to Dallas & Lisee's place to ride.  We wanted to get in another outing before the summer heat descended upon us and even managed to talk Brenda into getting on a horse.

Triumph over nerves ... she's back in the saddle after six years!

Brenda Short Stubbs on Josie

Now, do we look like City Slickers or Cowboys?  Look out Wagon 7, we're practicing for next year!

Jerry, Nan, Brenda & Joe

Live Music Mania

Seeing Chicago at ACL kicked off a live music extravaganza that included two stops at the Arena Theatre.  We almost had to miss the April 27th show with Boz Scaggs because of a freak storm that flooded the entire southwest side of Houston.  Enough about that, since I've vowed to never complain about rain again! 

Getting Lowdown with Boz ...

Jewel was also at the Arena on May 2nd and has more talent than she is credited with in mainstream media.

Photos aren't great, but the shows were awesome.

Rose in the Rain

With the drought in Texas, I'm not sure what is more beautiful ... the rose or the rain drops!




Back-to-Back Austin Trips ... ACL and Chicago

We normally hit the Capitol 10,000 and the Crescent City Classic in New Orleans, but this year Jerry's nephew, Steve, had purchased tickets to see Chicago at Austin City Limits for the Monday evening following Cap10K weekend.  We love Chicago and hadn't seen the new ACL facility, so we ditched New Orleans and opted for a second weekend in a row in Austin ... starting with an Austin High School picnic in Columbus at classmate Herman Wehner's home on Saturday.

The gang was back together ...

Frazer Dealy, Herman, Jerry, Jean Watt, David Smith & Darrell Cherry

Beautiful Town Lake during our Sunday morning walk ...

Sunday we met Steve and his middle son, Will, at Austin Country Club for golf - what a beautiful course.  The holes along the lake offer stunning views!

Jerry on the Tee Box

Jerry, Will and Steve Helble

Will Helble ... future golf PRO!

Monday evening we grabbed a quick dinner and headed to ACL's beautiful new facility.  As usual, Chicago put on a great show.

We had lots of fun with the Helbles!

Model Squirrel



After falling behind in my blogging, I thought I had caught up last month ... until I brought out my camera and found photos of this beautiful squirrel we saw in Austin this spring.

When he realized he was being watched - and photographed - he decided to spruce up a bit!

Now he's ready for his close up!

A 63 Minute 10K

We made the trip to Austin for Capitol 10,000 and had a great time ... Jerry on the phone at SECOND, where we ate fried olives as an appetizer (delicious!).

While certainly not a record, I was proud of pounding out another Capitol 10,000 in a very respectable time.  Photo of Jerry at the start ... waiting with the other 25, 000 runners.

He even got into the spirit and enjoyed running about half of the race - nearing the Congress Avenue Bridge, headed to the finish.

Our beautiful Capitol ...

They're still keeping Austin weird - this was parked outside our hotel!

Pretty wildflowers ...