Picnic October 27, 2013

WHO??? You and the people you invite WHAT??? Community Picnic: fishing (no license needed), eating, relaxing WHEN??? Sunday, October 27, 1:00 PM WHERE??? Lyndon B. Johnson State Park,  Group Dining Hall (no entry fee), 2 miles east of Stonewall, off…

Tunnel Turns 100

Old Tunnel State Park celebrated the 100th anniversary of the first train steaming through the only tunnel on the San Antonio Fredericksburg & Northern Railroad’s 24-mile rail line on Saturday, Aug. 17. An afternoon of activities, many geared toward youngsters,…

Birding at the Old Tunnel State Park

Just at the entrance of our subdivision is a great place to go birding. Two rare golden-cheeked warblers were sighted on March 15th along with some other beauties. See http://ebird.org/ebird/view/checklist?subID=S13400461 Keep an eye out for this little fella From Wikipedia:…

Purple Martins are Back

Hope your martin houses are up. We put ours up 4 days ago and withing 30 minutes the purple martins were  claiming their apartments. Only problem is that the sparrows were also. It’s a constant battle trying to keep the…