they have already harvested the onions, and getting ready to plow the field again.
Eric got 16 good looking onions.. once the field has been picked, it is open to anyone that wants to get the leftovers. same way with the cabbage.
this is where they pack them out..
Went to the Volunteer Banquet on Thursday night. fun time was had by all. Music and dinner!
charro beans..
Enchiladas, rice and salad...
dinner was pretty good, cake for desert then they handed out the awards. we are pretty much the newbies! less than 500 hours (last year we were not with fish and wildlife), some people had 2-8000 hours! got back to the compound for a nice campfire, stars were out, beautiful weather, warm and not windy..
Friday we went back to the refuge for the bird walk. today the wind was calm so we were able to see more birds. we got another 8 today. our count is up to 124. I think we actually have more but we have not confirmed our sightings.
the blue shirts are our bird walkers, Joanie and Mark from the UP. (Michigan)
we went to the Hawk watch too. they sit on the levee 7 days a week for a month from 8 am until 1 pm counting hawks etc that migrate north.
we seen some snakes too... I think it is time for us to head home, the snakes are making their presence known..
went out for dinner to BJ's Brewhouse with Mike and Carol. Our first time here. Carol and I split mushrooms stuffed with artichoke spread. it was pretty good!
I had the Blue Burger..with crispy fries. it was the best burger we had so far! and that is saying something. very very good.
Eric had the California chicken on grilled sourdough bread with potato wedges. again it was very very good. this place could be a repeat.
had to put the A/C on today. it got hot and the humidity kicked in.
Saturday: went to Onion Fest in Westlaco with Mike and Carol. It celebrates the 1015 onion. we expected more onion stuff.. they had 2-3 onion blossoms vendors and one onion ring vendor! It was still a fun time.
A small car show, thought it would have been bigger and we were looking forward to the "dancing" cars but... either we got there too late or they did not have them.
We tried our hand at throwing the football in the clowns mouth.
Eric, Mike and Carol all missed! I got it right in the center! won a beautiful black t-shirt from the local radio station. just what I need a black t-shirt but... it was fun and free!
of course they have to have queens and their entourage, got a couple of the girls to pose for me..
But they did have dancing horses! they were great, so beautiful, graceful and talented...
it was a bit too hot and humid to eat at the fest, everything was deep fried! so after the horse show we went out for a bite. then had a wonderful campfire with all of the other volunteers.
sunset:
that's our RV and Truck in the picture.. we will be back next year!!
Sunday: a short bike ride with Mike and Carol at Bensten State Park:
we went to the hawk tower and spotted two more hawks.. our count is growing..
cactus is flowering...
we went back to the compound to relax and pack up before going out for dinner at:
warm soft biscuits with soft cinnamon butter to start with, shelled peanuts for appetizer. Cesar salad was wonderful so was the dinner salad Eric had. we both had steaks, I had the sweet potato, Eric had regular baked. all of the food was fabulous. will come back here again next year..
it was a wonderful weekend, good weather, great friends and fabulous food.
3 more work days then off to Wisconsin!!
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