mini me

Memorial Day

My grandfather's WWI medals. They are: the Croix De Guerre , the Silver Star , the Purple Heart and the Victory Medal . As a member of the Signal Corps , he helped break a German artillery code , stopping a major German advance, and was awarded the Silver Star in the field by General Pershing . Won the Croix de Guerre , the French " Cross of War", for heroism in the line of duty and the Purple Heart for shrapnel and gas wounds suffered in heavy fighting in the trenches at Chateau Thierry in 1918 , one of the most important battles of the war, which helped stop the German advances to Paris and would soon lead to victory.

springtime in central Texas

late 1930s Colortone postcards

Happy Mother's Day

happy trees

Padre Island

A suspicious looking character fishing off the jetty.
La Playa
buried alive

Chicken Jimmy

Happy New Year

Across the river

Merry Christmas

Merry Moosemas

Hard to believe, but another year has come and gone and the holiday season is upon us. So grab the remote, put on an old movie, grab a bag of fritos and kick back and get some quality couch time in with these great traditions we have all come to love over the years that make Moosemas such a beloved holiday. Read here about the centuries long traditions and history of this ancient festival that finds it's roots in Saturnalia and the feast of Sol Invictus.

Happy Thanksgiving

South Padre Island 1965

14.7 miles
jetty

The day before shipping out

This 23 year old volunteer doughboy poses for a picture at Fort Leavenworth Kansas on September 22, 1917 , the day before shipping out to France where he will be wounded by shrapnel and gas attack on July 15th, 1918.

Happy Easter

Red tail hawk

A red tail hawk eating a squirrel at Laurelhurst Park.

Happy New Year

Merry Christmas

Original stain glass from inside the Sunnyside Methodist Church built in 1911.

Merry Moosemas

The traditional Moosemas feast , having friends and family over eating poorly cooked casseroles.
The moosetree decorated for the holiday.

The great holiday of Moosemas comes from the old Saxon word "mooz", meaning: to lounge about, watching old movies on the couch and munching on fritos . Learn more of this traditional American holiday here .

Happy Thanksgiving

The first Thanksgiving was in 1621.