{"id":487,"date":"2013-01-24T04:52:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-24T04:52:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=487"},"modified":"2013-01-24T23:50:30","modified_gmt":"2013-01-24T23:50:30","slug":"january-8-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?p=487","title":{"rendered":"January 8, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=491\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-491\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-491\" alt=\"across from our site\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/across-from-our-site1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=555\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-555\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Lots of old cottonwoods\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Lots-of-old-cottonwoods-99x150.jpg\" width=\"99\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>After breakfast John came in to tell me that there was a javelinas across from our site.\u00a0 The people camping there had a bird feeder out and the darn pig-like-thing decided bird seed tasted good.\u00a0 Millie was the first to notice it and I\u2019m so glad KatieBug kept her yips to herself or it might have charged the dogs.\u00a0 I got a great shot with the zoom lens and then quickly got back into the RV.\u00a0 It stayed around for a long time and I prayed it would be gone before we wanted to leave.\u00a0 Those things are huge, ugly and aggressively mean\u2026but they are wild animals so whoopee, finally saw something!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=475\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-475\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Ft Davis, what great grandma rode to CA from OK\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ft-Davis-what-great-grandma-rode-to-CA-from-OK-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=472\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-472\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-472\" alt=\"Ft Davis 4\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ft-Davis-4.jpg\" \/><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=474\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-474\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-474\" alt=\"Ft Davis barracks\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ft-Davis-barracks.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=498\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-498\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-498\" alt=\"Ft Davis 5\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Ft-Davis-51.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We decided to take the dogs to Fort Davis for some exercise.\u00a0 It is a huge compound, partially reconstructed.\u00a0 No dogs allowed in the buildings but plenty of room to walk around outside.\u00a0 I kept an eye out for mountain lions.\u00a0 Signs are posted everywhere to be on the lookout.\u00a0 Few told you what to do in case you saw one but since I\u2019m the slowest of our traveling family, I\u2019m guessing I\u2019d be lunch.\u00a0 There were many buildings, all deserted.\u00a0 No other visitors but us.\u00a0 Millie kept seeing ghosts and acting skittish which added to the mystique of the old fort.\u00a0 The wind blew through some of the buildings making very unsettling noises and the well-equipped hospital display made my knees weak.\u00a0 According to the volunteer in the office, the hospital is haunted.\u00a0 Millie and I totally agreed.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=503\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-503\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-503\" alt=\"Newest telescope\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Newest-telescope1.jpg\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=489\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-489\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-489\" alt=\"3 of 4 large telescopes\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/3-of-4-large-telescopes1-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=461\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-461\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-461\" alt=\"102 inch telescope\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/102-inch-telescope-150x150.jpg\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/?attachment_id=504\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-504\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-thumbnail wp-image-504\" alt=\"Telescope being rotated\" src=\"http:\/\/perrellas.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/01\/Telescope-being-rotated1.jpg\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>After dropping the dogs off at home we drove up to the McDonald Observatory, sponsored by University of Texas, for their afternoon program.\u00a0 The film, speech and tour were very enjoyable and informative. \u00a0We saw the 102 inch telescope and a larger one that was a joint venture with several universities around the globe.\u00a0 \u00a0We also got tickets for the evening program.\u00a0 Returning to the RV and walking the dogs, we drove back up the winding road to the observatory and had an almost private tour, only 40 people, of their amphitheater and five telescopes showing star groups and Jupiter.\u00a0 If I had to rate this day, it would be a 10.\u00a0\u00a0 Yes, Auntie El, our journey has finally become fun, just like you said it would.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; \u00a0 After breakfast John came in to tell me that there was a javelinas across from our site.\u00a0 The people camping there had a bird feeder out and the darn pig-like-thing decided bird 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