This morning on our walk we brought the camera along so we could get some photos of the flocks of butterflies feeding on a spectacular Betony Mistflower plant. All the dark spots on the first photo are actually queen butterflies, and there are lots of smaller butterflies and bees too.
We have been noticing our floor registers are showing some wear. The paint is chipped, and the edges are rusting. We actually bought some spray paint for them over a year ago (we're really good at procrastination!). Today we unscrewed all of them and sanded them. We used some rust remover/inhibitor on them. But we ended up not painting them, because it was just too windy.
This evening we drove over to Bentsen Palm Village, where we'll be spending December, January, and February in site #608. We're excited to have such a nice space. The 600 circle has concrete pads. Our site will be oriented with the front door and patio facing north, which will keep the interior much more comfortable. We stopped to look at the site and met our neighbors on both sides--really friendly folks. John and Susan in site #609 are fellow Escapees and full-timers. They hit the road in October 2007, only a few months before us.
We took our evening walk in the Bentsen Rio Grande Valley State Park (aka World Birding Center Headquarters). We were happy to see that the entire park is open again (after the floods of summer 2010). Also, the construction of flood gates at the levee is complete, so no need to thread your way around construction equipment to get into the park.
Then we went to Retama Village for their Christmas Decor Gala/Open House. Carolers were singing, and rum punch, coffee, and a lovely and delicious variety of Christmas cookies were served. We had hoped to see some of our friends there, but evidently missed them, so after enjoying our first party of the "Christmas Season," we headed home for dinner.
Today is Ed and Julie's eleventh anniversary. Congratulations to you both! It's also my goddaughter Debbie's 34th birthday. Hard to imagine where the time has flown!
We are working on a list of items for Mid Valley RV to repair when we take our rig in next week. It is unfortunately a long list! Tomorrow we're planning to go out looking for a better kitchen faucet.
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