Llamas, Alligators and Panda Bears ... oh my.

I have been meaning for a long time to take you along with me into the world in which I currently find myself. To give you literal pictures of the places and things I am currently enjoying and surrounding myself with.

And with the advent of FALL to this great state of Texas, I realized I only had about a 3-day window of opportunity to capture the season in its glory.

So … I grabbed my camera and took a really long walk …. Enjoy.

What better place to start than in my front yard?
This is the view from our new hammock … a.k.a. my new most favorite place ever. One pillow + one hammock + one good book = heaven.

The 1st friends that I meet along my way are my llama friends. I thought I had forever rid myself of llamas when I left Peru, apparently that is not the case. This family also owns miniature horses. Welcome to East Texas.

Totally random, but apparently the “country” likes to have extra fire hydrants situated in the absolute middle of nowhere. Here are two of my favorites.

This is one of my favorite trees along the way.

While jogging, I usually try to pass the time by keeping my mind on ANYTHING other than the fact that i'm half-dying. This spot is on a little uphill climb, so I like to imagine that this is an alligator swamp. Ok, maybe not "swamp" exactly, but alligator pond perhaps. Aside from the alligators, i think this spot is quite pretty.

I know that we tend to try to spiritualize just about everything … but waste removal? Really?!? I don’t get it. Again though … this is East Texas.


A real lake this time. Right down the road. I like this picture a lot.

Really Milwaukee? I’m not impressed.
And I definitely don’t like that your people litter either.

This is the abandoned house that I really want to figure out. And by that I mean explore. It’s made of brick, so it can’t be all that old. It is definitely intriguing. Is exploring still considered trespassing? :)

This is the bamboo forest part of my walk. Since at this point I’ve already seen llamas and alligators, I figure what’s a couple more panda bears?


Here are some more fall favorites.


Then we end up in my backyard. Here is my tent that has been set up for about a week now. It’s nice.

And the price I pay for my little “country” journey? Lots and lots of burrs to pull from my shoelaces. I have many more pictures but hopefully this is sufficient. Thanks for letting me share my little life with you!