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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

The three B’s (Butterflies, Border Patrol and Bowling) and a Few Odds and Ends

We knew after volunteering in the park last year that work camping would be perfect for us.  We have been having so much fun planning and working at the activities and getting to know more of the guests as they arrive.  The holiday season has our calendar pretty booked with parties, speakers, dances etc.
Last week we had a speaker here from the National Butterfly Center located one block over from the park.  Since I love photographing the different species of butterflies here in South Texas, I did not want to miss the chance of attending this presentation.   I had hoped she would show some of the different butterflies and identify them for us but instead she promoted the butterfly park and all they have to offer.  I will definitely have to try to get there for a visit early next season when the weather is warmer and the butterflies plentiful. These are a few of the butterflies that frequent our patio.   One day we had 21 on our purple Greg’s Mist plant.

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Monday we attended a Border Patrol Presentation which Ray set up.  It was given by Agent J.C. Sievert who was accompanied by Corporal Casas from the Mission Police Dept.  It was attended by 75 of our campers and was very informative.  They reassured us that even though our park is right on the other side of the Rio Grande River from Mexico, that we are safe.  We have never doubted this, as there are border patrol agents visible at all times and there is very little crime in our area.
Today was our 3rd week of bowling on our parks team.  We bowl against other RV parks in the area and we have such a blast.  We haven’t bowled in over 20 years, and while Ray improves each week I seem to be slipping backwards.  I don’t fret over it though, it’s all about having a good time (even though we bowled a very serious competitive team this week).  It is nice to have an activity outside of the park with people from all over the valley.
We also finished decorating our site this week.  We thought we were done, but then our kind neighbors, Tom and Carol gave us several strings of lights so we decided to decorate the palm tree.


With all the fun we have been having, and the hustle and bustle of the holidays, we even managed to get our Christmas shopping done today. 
Oh, and one more thing, which has nothing to do with the topic, I just love this photo so much that I took of this dragonfly that I wanted to include it in our blog.
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Stay tuned for future holiday blogs. The season is only half over!

2 comments:

  1. Awesome blog Sue! Love the photos!

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  2. Love how the lights work - not only do they look great from OUR site...we don't have to take them down and store them! ;-)

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