Here we are all snuggled up in the woods in Sam Houston National Forest in a lovely little campground named Double Lake Recreation Area. . .
Double Lake is consider the local “swimming hole.” Sadly this is all there is of it at the moment. . .the drought has taken a toll on of the lakes in Texas. . .but this is the first one I have seen that is completely GONE!
Dave’s family reunion was just great. . .here’s a shot of the next generation of cuteness. . .the one on the right is our youngest nephew. . .of course we think he is just adorable. . .as are his second cousins!
This is Bailey the Beggar. . .she sat just like this then entire time I was eating. . .let me tell you . . .it was very difficult to resist that face. . .but resist I did. . .I didn’t dare feed someone else’s puppy table scraps. . .since I never fed them to my own dogs.
We head back to my Dad’s tomorrow. . .check on my Uncle who is in the hospital. . attend my niece’s wedding on Monday. . .then see you in Houston next week!
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We stayed at Double Lake several times before we started full-timing and it is one of our favorite places. We have some great memories associated with the campground. So sad to see the lake gone . . . it really is/was beautiful.
ReplyDeleteI agree. . .it is sad. The park host here said it was going to take a LOT of rain and runoff to get it filled back up. . .I think they are taking advantage of this misfortune though. . .there are a lot of construction projects going on. . .should be great next summer!
ReplyDeleteWe love that Forest. That is where I collected my first needles for my pine needle baskets.
ReplyDeleteThe picture of the boys cracks me up. Isn't a hoot to see what is in their hands. When my girls were little, the boys would be holding Hot Wheels; now it is cell phones. What a difference 20 years makes.
It's funny you should mention the pine needles. . .I don't believe I ever noticed how long a pine needle was until I started reading your blog. Yesterday, on my walk, I caught myself thinking. . .I guess those needles are about six inches long. . .LOL!
ReplyDeleteTrue about the cell phones. . .all the teen girls had them out. . .I think the boys had their Nintendo DSL's. . .but I really don't have a clue. . .hoping to meet up with you guys before you head out.