Hello,
“Oh, what is that?” I wondered because
I had never felt such a thing before. Pigeons were walking on my feet while we
were eating at an outdoor table. I had on sandals so I felt every little nuance
of their foot anatomy as they stepped lightly on their way to a possible crumb.
I could feel the claws, or are they called talons? Then there was the softer
middle part as they continued on. Somehow they did not weigh as much as I had thought
they might. Guess all that feather fluff makes them look heavier. At first it was
almost creepy as I thought about what else they might have stepped on or in. Everyone
else had on regular shoes so they did not get to experience this treat. At least
they were not walking on my food or flying onto the table. So it was all good
as I settled back to just note what it all felt like and enjoy the light
sensation of them passing by.
In a convention hall we went to a hall
of statues of known Texans. There was someone there that I did not realize was
a Texan, but right now I cannot think who that was. Seems to me it was an astronaut.
There is always new learning to be had.
I had not realized how early some of
the European settlers came to this area. Do you suppose the warm attracted them
even then? There was a large German community as well as a number of
Czech/Slovaks. In Fredericksburg the library and a museum both had some very
old Bibles. Somehow I was not expecting that type of treasure.
We also saw some white tail deer.
Leroy noted that they must have a huge area of the country in which they live. And
then there were those Texas longhorns who managed to look quite threatening
even when standing still. I never was very fond of cows and the horns just
capped the feeling. I had not really noted the flash flooding in this area, but
we drove on some back roads that had five to six foot marks to show possible
water depth if it had been raining. That certainly is a new idea that it would
occur so much or so seriously that a pole could be put up to warn people.
Paula
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