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*** GIVE-AWAY ***, Texas

Give-Away Alert!!!

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I’m participating in the Quilting Gallery Blog Hop Party celebrating Quilting Gallery’s 4th anniversary. The give-aways will be revealed Friday, December 9th, and run through December 16th.

I’ve been mulling over my choice of item to give away, and I can tell you that it’s one of my favorite “tools”, something most of you don’t have, and it’s something any quilter could use.  It’s also smaller than a bread box, non-edible, and doesn’t require feeding!

On Friday, 12/9, the Blog Hop Party button on the right-hand side of this page should be active and direct you to other participating blogs — lots of chances to win lots of prizes!

And it just doesn’t seem right to have a blog post without pictures, so here’s a shot of a snowy egret, taken in Port Aransas, Texas, in October:

Stop by tomorrow for a new favorite squash soup recipe!

–Sue

Texas

Paradise?

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My favorite place to visit in Port Aransas, TX, is Paradise Pond.  This year it’s a little harder to love.  The drought has reached Mustang Island, and it isn’t pretty.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

No sign of any water birds or night herons, but there are a lot of small song birds.  This also happened a couple of years ago, and it was amazing to me how quickly the pond became “paradise” again.

A photo from 2008:

Hopefully the much-needed rain is on the way.

–Sue

 

 

 

Texas, Vacation Pics

Port Aransas Visit

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I was able to spend three weeks in Port Aransas the latter part of October.  We had picture-perfect weather every day.  EVERY DAY!!!  Some favorite bird pictures from this trip…a small snowy egret chasing the little fishy snacks in and out of the Gulf

A tri-colored heron at the birding center:

A duck at the birding center:

Tomorrow I’ll show the pictures of Paradise Pond.  Get your tissues out, Winter Texans…

Sue