T-T-T-T-T-T for T-T-T- exas

Back a day early from a planned two day camping trip to a state park near Gonzales. Why are we back early? Because it’s

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in Texas!

Especially out in the woods between a pond and a river! I was surprised at how warm I was through the night in my sleeping bag … but it was whiling away the daylight hours that looked grim. [Everyone was grateful that dad, that would be me, had decided not to take the canoe … ‘cuz, of course, fun would have been en-f-f-f-f-f-orced.] On Thursday the predicted high was in the 30’s with the night’s temp dipping to the 20’s.

The day before we arrived in Gonzales, they’d had freezing rain and sleet. In Texas!

As we were nearing the park, we saw icicles hanging from the street signs. “Ha, ha, ha!” said I, “Who cares? We’re the Huneycutts! We’re from Western North Carolina!”

He he. Back in Houston, in doors, heat on.

Texas!