2018 Field Trip: Sam Houston Memorial Museum

      On a fine Sunday in May, we loaded up and drove to Huntsville to enjoy the General Sam Houston Folk Festival. It promised to be a day full of fun and it was until angry storm clouds rolled over the town and drenched the museum grounds. The festival got cancelled, but the museum was open for the visitors. So, we took refuge in the museum and learned a lot about the first and third president of the Republic of Texas.

Outdoor kitchen

The Woodland House.

The Woodland House.

The Woodland House.

The Woodland House.

The Woodland House.

Some Civil War era toys

From a quilter's booth.

Soap making demonstration.

Lye making machine.

Houston's law office.

2018 Field Trip: Cameron Park Zoo Revisited

     Just a few photos from our trip to the zoo. 

Gibbons

Saara is trying to take a photo of a squirrel monkey.

Lion fish.

This was a brave little duck diving around right next to the foot path.

Spoonbills.

A sunbathing gator.

Big cats.

Barred owls who live in our woods.

A tree boa.

Crowned crane.

Kudu