This steep bridge goes across Lake Charles, Louisiana.
This is one of the many refineries right around the bridge in Lake Charles. You could smell the oil.
The Blue Elbow Swamp is located right out the back door of the Texas Welcome Center on I-10 out of Louisiana. Various wildlife is highlighted on placards along a boardwalk into the swamp. I was interested in the alligator snapping turtle. It has a little pink appendage in its throat; by leaving its mouth open under the water, the turtle has a built in lure for any dinner that may be swimming by.
We got to The Woodlands, TX, where Cary's sister, Sheila, lives. Going out for Mexican food was not the first thing we did when we got there, but it had been a long time since the last Mexican food, so we were ready.
The first thing we did was go to a Friends of the Library book sale. You would think by now that I would have figured out the order the pictures are supposed to go into the blog, but I guess I have lots to learn. These are the five books I picked out: one on travel in the Mid-Atlantic states, newspaper columnists, genetics, Eleanor Roosevelt and dialects. I have read a few pages of each, and they are all winners.
Cary likes his choices too. Amazing that we limited ourselves to only five. Sheila bought a few herself.Saturday morning means yard sales. On our way to pick up Sheila (who actually did the driving), we passed this open garage with the early 30s hot rod tucked inside.
Sheila made the first purchase of the day, a wheelbarrow! Fortunately, it fit in her Subaru just fine.
When we got back to her house after lunch at Sweet Tomatoes, she showed us the lemon meringue pie she made for her big brother. Yum!
Thank you, Sheila!
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