Ignorant Texas Bugs!

La Feria, TX  73 degrees, was 47 this morning, to be 83 later today.  Absolutely no breeze today, which is quite unusual here.  Usually the wind is blowing (this last weekend blew like the devil with house shaking at times) and that keeps the mosquitoes and other bugs at bay because they can't fly in the breeze.  However, this morning with the no wind I have spent the last 2 hours standing in one spot painting fence pickets and the Noseeums attacked.

The Noseeums (those little gnats so small you can't see them, but can sure feel them bite) was bugging the heck out of me so I sprayed down with insect repellent.  Now these little fellows are so dumb they don't know this repellent is supposed to keep them away so they kept flying & biting!  So I figure they aren't too bright.  And, after getting a bunch painted am taking a break inside, posting this and catching up on e-mails, etc.

We went to exercise this morning and yesterday morning.  While most of us do the stretching exercises in accordance with the leader, Pam just simply laid down on the job:

Last few nights we have played Pegs & Jokers with friends.  Last evening Ila Mae had just gotten here and we played with her, her son John from Fort Worth, at Bob & Bobi Raab's place.

Phyllis has been doing some Christmas decorating and put up a tree in the living room Sunday.

And she has made and re/made plans for the time our daughter and son & wife and my brother & wife will be here around Christmas.  With them arriving and leaving at different times and our making trip to San Antonio overnight and the activities we are involved in here in the park on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day will be a little juggling in showing them some local things and yet not running everybody to pieces.  (maybe have time for some walking, but not running!)  We did look at a State Park set up for birding that has some trails to hike and bike.

Click on photos to enlarge.  Will appreciate any comments on the blog.
Till later, Lynn