Mind the Gap

We spent this past weekend in Abilene and Buffalo Gap, helping my dad celebrate his 70th birthday. The burgeoning tourist locale that is Buffalo Gap, where we stayed, has led to the opening of several nice B&Bs. Quality visiting time, and quality food were the themes of the weekend. Again, Happy Birthday, Dad!

We swam at Abilene State Park. Here is Zach, about to flip from the high dive. You may have seen a photo sequence in another blog post, since I was able to get it loaded in the correct order. The pool was nice, and many structures in the park were built in the 1930's by the CCC. That's government stimulus spending at its finest, and still paying dividends.

We had dinner at Perini's, which has some of the best steak you can find. Out front is the giant armadillo, which was not there the last time we ate at Perini's. I'm certain I would have remembered a 45 ft. armadillo.

After dinner photo of the family:

Carrie and Jay:

On Saturday morning, we went to the Grace Museum in downtown Abilene, where they had an Ansel Adams exhibit. It was inspiring, and I was trying to be an artist when I took these shots from where I went for a run between Buffalo Gap and and the "town" of View early Saturday morning.

In case you missed it, I was going for a wind motif.

Peace,

JS4