Weather: low 30 degrees, high 58 degrees, clear skies, light breezes
After the great adventure to Big Bend yesterday, we needed some down time to rest. About the only things I did of consequence was to go for a walk and took the laundry to wash it while Carolyn did her thing on cleaning the RV. Whenever she gets started with that, I try to find something to do that keeps me out of her way.
Our digital camera has the stitch application, where I can take pictures in a panoramic type of sequence. Then, the edit program will stitch the pictures together so a series of pictures will be added together seamlessly. That allows a larger picture to be taken, giving a better idea (hopefully) of what we see in our adventures. I've learned how to use the stitch program, and the pictures have turned out great. Only one problem: the blog program trims the pictures down so much that I still lose the scale I'm trying to share. I'll keep trying. Anyway, here's my first effort, and from a distance, it shows the Chisos Mountains in Big Bend National Park.
With all the talk about being environmentally friendly and using resources in a green
manner, I noticed that the folks here in southwest Texas are way ahead of most of the country in saving energy. Not to speak of money. This wind mill is typical of many that we see on farms and ranches. What's surprising to us is how many homes have them, pumping water to a large holding tank. In addition, many of the houses have a rain collection system, where the rainfall is directed from the roof to holding tanks for use as needed. There are many houses that use the sun to heat water, as well as solar panels that provide some or all of their electricity. To top all these energy saving devices off, a lot of people use solar clothes dryers (also known as clothes lines). Of course, it helps that they live in a part of the country that has abundant sunshine, even in the winter.
Okay, enough of that.
How would you like to stumble into something like this? The desert is full of plants with thorns and stickers. Even though we've not seen much of it, we know there is a lot of animal, bird, reptile, and insect life here.
We've enjoyed our time here, but it looks like we'll be leaving on Monday, starting a circle back toward the coast.
More later, be safe.
Today's Town - Umatilla, Florida: Gateway To The Ocala National Forest
Not all who wander are lost.
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