Oops! Where have I been

Didn't realize how I had lapsed - from October 11 to January 8 - that's many a mile and various sundry experiences that have been omitted from our RV life remembrances. I'll have to consult my journal and comb through weeks of photos to fill in the blanks.

October 14

I never tire of looking at the San Jacinto Monument

This was the view from Baytown Nature Center where we had searched successfully for the Brown Booby 

Despite the howling winds and shaking camera I managed a decent ID photo from an incredible distance...

My little Canon power shot delivers pretty good although I'm sometimes hesitant to pull it out among the really big boys. 

October 18

Another day at the VIS 

I never tire of Old Glory against a blue sky. 

 Freshly hatched Gulf Fritillary and chrysalis

Green Anole

Cloudless Sulphur

October 19

Thomas Jefferson Chambers home, Anahuac

Dr Schilling Medical Office Anahuac

Historic Mural Anahuac 

And on another tangent, beauty abides in unexpected places...

Fairy Ring Anahuac

October 20, first day of early voting, called for a day trip to Livingston... 

with a side trip to Lake Charlotte   

once a thriving riverboat location, now a haven for kayakers.

Historic marker at Moss Hill on Hwy 146...

Kalita (Colita) assisted Texans during the Runaway Scrape. 

October 21, Hawk Watch at Smith Point...

 off to a slow start, but a record year

Broad-winged Hawk

My pictures don't capture the  overwhelming immenseness of this annual event.  

October 24, back to the VIS and the butterfly garden. 

Long legged Katydid

Monarch on Goldenrod

Gulf Frit on Aster

Aster on Aster

Roseate Skimmer

Blue Dasher

Lichen

That just about covers October 2014.