Terlingua Time: a Local Phenomenon

It's hard to imagine that a week has gone by already, but there you have it.  All in all, we're pretty busy these days, but sadly not on our own projects right now.  To make up for it, we try to keep our project list interesting, and enjoy every accomplishment.

Monday night we had a rare night out and took advantage of the Monday burger BOGO at the Starlight.  Good food and music, but $4 for a margarita is too much.

Thursday was Casey's birthday and the community potluck.  Turnout was fair to middling, but as always the food and company was great.

Leaving the Bad Rabbit Cafe, we stopped to watch a thunderstorm dumping rain on the Chisos Mountains, the heart of the Big Bend National Park.  The Chisos often create their own weather patterns, and are home to a huge variety of plants and animals.

Though we didn't get much rain from the storms, we did get a double rainbow in the evening and another big one the next morning.  Too bad our little mountain house isn't quite as lovely as the rest of the scenery.

Saturday evening I spotted a blacktail rattler crossing Lake Ament road and stopped to watch it for a while.  It was a perfect photo-op, but I didn't have my camera on me, so the photo below is from Wikipedia

Blacktail rattlesnakes are not endangered, but they are less common out here than the western diamondbacks.  The one I spotted was very greenish, which is why I stopped, thinking it might be a mojave (aka "emerald death") which are out here but in limited numbers.  Besides their green color, mojaves are known for having a seriously bad attitude, even chasing people and cars.

But the blacktail was pretty mellow (as far as rattlers go, at least) and they are pretty snakes with bold patterned skin and stripes across their eyes.

Saturday was also my sister's birthday, so I snapped some pictures of her birthday sunset:

It was an exceptionally beautiful sky, with pink and purple clouds blanketing the horizon.  Happy birthday Liz!

Today we are working on adobe.  Messy stuff, but very rewarding.