A Trip to Memphis

Today was the day for Lynda's appointment with her surgeon. We had some shopping to do in Memphis so we went over this morning and did that before the appointment. Of course, we had more to do than the time we had alloted so we postponed lunch until after seeint the doctor.

We had country fried steak at Chili's for lunch, then had two more stops before we went by to see Lauri at her place of work.

We visited for a brief time then headed out for W. Memphis. At Riverside Drive and W. Carolina Avenue, we were rear-ended. The guy who hit us was blinded by the sun as he pulled away for the same stop sign that I had just left. He didn't see that I had paused to allow a car to go by. Since he had just started up from the stop sign, he wasn't traveling at a high speed. The damage to the back end of the van doesn't look all that bad, but that doesn't mean it will be cheap to repair.

The guy does have insurance.

Raining Again

We awoke to some more rain. Of course, it was no surprise since a friend in Texas had told us to expected it. (The TV weatherman also mentioned it.) I just hope the extra rain isn't too hard on the crops that may still be in the fields.

Lynda, Betty, Mike and I took an excursion to the Harrison area on Tuesday to see some elk. And alone the way there was quite a bit of scenery to be seen.

In addition to the elk, we also got a glimpse of some of the trumpeter swan that have been brought to the area.

In all we saw twenty-six elk. They were not very close to us, but with zoom we were able to get some decent photographs.

Crisp, Fall Weather

Today was a very nice day. We went to Sunday School and church this morning and then went to Memphis to visit Lauri and Jeff.

The church service was Youth Led. We have some talented young people who willingly took part in conducting the service. (We also have some wonderful adults who spend much time and effort in providing guidance for the youth.)

Cooler Weather

We have a cool front that has come through the area. I think that today will be cooler and maybe a bit drier. We need a break from the rains that we've had the last several days.

I spent several minutes looking up and listening to a song on the internet. Stephanie mentioned Bob Dylan and "A Satisfied Mind" on FaceBook. It has been an old favorite of mine for years, but I remembered hearing it as a country/western song. I checked on YouTube and listened to Porter Wagoner, Mahalia Jackson, Johnny Cash, the Blind Boys of Alabama, Gram Parsons, the Byrds, and Bob Dylan.

Well, I got side tracked again. I guess listening to music on YouTube can be addictive.

Another Day in Paris

We are still in Texas at Ray and Carolyn's. I hope that I will be able to post some more photos from our trip.

As we turned westward at Trinidad and then headed over La Veta pass, this was our first view of snow topped mountains. The snow was from the previous week.

Here are some photos of the views around South Fork, CO.

A Good Trip

We are back in Texas. Our visit with David and Jeanie was wonderful. Each day that we were there, we went on drives along mountain roads. Usualy we were in the jeep with its four-wheel drive. We didn't see much in the way of different wild animals, but the scenery was great.

I plan to post more when I get to Ray and Carolyn's in Paris, TX.

West Texas Wind Farm

We are in Floydada, TX visiting with Bobby and Noma R. Noma and Lynda were roommates in colege.

Today we drove out to the Whirlwind Energy Center that is nearby. There are 26 turbines located there.