Back in Texas - for a while

As you all know, we took the month of September off and went to Illinois and Minnesota to see kids and grandkids. Now we're back in Texas for a longer haul. At least five months living off the grid at a southern Texas oil well.

We're near Tilden, Texas if you're inclined to check it on a map. Tilden is south of San Antonio. Our Direct TV dish is tuned to the SA stations as our local stations, and that works pretty well. For phone and internet we rely on Verizon. Even with our cell booster 20 feet in the air we can only occasionally "hear you now". Reception is terrible, and for that reason our updates to this blog will become even more infrequent. Right now I'm in Pleasanton TX, 35 miles north of Tilden, where we can get a decent enough signal to do some internet work. So, bear with us.

Went out yesterday morning to shut off the lights and found racoon tracks, muddy, on our outside electric oven as well as on the back door. They couldn't reach the door handle, otherwise we might have had night visitors. And, if it isn't the racoons at the door it's the coyotes. We keep a close eye on the dog girls any time they are outside, even during the day.

So, check back with us often and you might get lucky with a new posting. And, especially, let us hear from you. Thanks for looking.

One of the many deer that live where we are. Usually, they come by in groups of 3 or 4 - any time of the day, and all through the night.

Likewise with the coyotes, this is one of a pack of 4 that comes by frequently.

As you can see, the deer have no fear of our home or TV dish.