Good thing we made a trip to South Padre Island this week because it was the last warm day we had and also it is the beginning of spring break...this week the Canadian spring breakers, next week the American and the week after, Texas breakers. Time for us Winter Texans to haul our butts off the beach and let the kids have it.... for a while.
Neil climbed to the top of the lighthouse in Port Isabel and took this pic of the bridge to the island with my new ultra-cheap wide angle lens....not bad for a cheapie.
We have seen these dogs before and stopped to see them again when we saw them out because they are just so friendly and irresistibly handsome. Their owner is a maintenance guy at a RV park on the Island. He sort of looks like his dogs, doesn't he?
This is Winston. He's about 2.5 years old.
And this is Fletcher who is about 5. Both are rescue dogs.
I'll bet I have 30 pics of these dogs and every one makes me smile.
They do lick a lot tho. Owner says it is because they don't have the best smeller so they taste to get to know who you are.
This carving of fish is in a tree that died but the roots are still in the ground and the artist just carved it where it stands. Beautiful work.
This man has only one leg. Gutsy.
One of the many sandcastles on what the Island calls Sandcastle Tail.
Couldn't decide if this one was vandalized or if that broken box is intentional
Andy Hancock who does many of the sculptures. I asked him if he was a native and he said no one is a native on this Island. Actually, he comes from Australia.
I also asked how the castles survive for so long....didn't they dry out and crumble and he gave me a sandcastle secret....they spray them with Elmers glue mixed with water. By the way, Andy gives lessons on how to build sandcastles.
How strange is this: We met this man, Samuel Stanton at the Dairy Queen last year . He was driving a vintage Mg with a little trailer that he made from MG parts. Cute.
This week, I saw him once again at the Dairy Queen and this time he is driving a Triumph with a v8 engine which he is showing Neil in this pic. Seems that every Sunday afternoon, he drives to the island (He lives in Brownsville) and gets a milk shake at Dairy Queen. I find it hard to believe that we recognized him again and that we were at the same place at the same time again.
He still has the MG, (he belongs to the south Texas British Car Club), and sometimes he drives it ......but he has become fond of this tr8 which he bought for $3200.
There is a reason this parking lot is nearly empty. If you notice in the first pic, it is an enter only, but once you get in there, all the parking spaces are in the wrong direction so if you turn around to come out, the back of the sign says exit only. Someone has a great sense of humor.
Really?
I studied this picture over and over and I just can't figure out what they are doing. I think the girl is taking a selfie, but the man..? Anyway, I just liked the composition.
Twink and Howie, partying.
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