Hello Seguin, Texas!

We arrived in Seguin, Texas at around 3:30 in the morning after driving for around fourteen and a half hours. After letting everyone take potty breaks we had to get some sleep because the moving truck was to arrive by eight in the morning. 

I was only able to get a couple of hours of sleep in the back of my car because I couldn't get to the bed in Motel Miguel since we had packed all the house plants in the open space available. The first thing I heard was a male Red Cardinal singing away in the early morning light. Even though I was exhausted, I was also thrilled to see this bird for the very first time in the wild!

The movers arrived right on time at 8am!  It took them the whole day and we were slap happy from the exhaustion. 

By the next day we all had rested and I was finally able to take a walk around the neighborhood. 

The neighborhood cows ran over to the fenceline and welcomed me. Isn't the new baby the cutest thing in the pasture!

Some of the homes around the neighborhood sit right on the banks of the Guadalupe River and they are up on stilts for flood reasons. I guess they had some bad flooding around here back in 1998 and again in 2001. Nevertheless they are beautiful!

On Friday afternoon I met my friend Sue and her daughter for the first time. We decided to meet up at the San Antonio zoo. It was raining but we didn't let that stop us from enjoying the park and a lot of the animals were also having a blast bathing in the cool sprinkles. 

I had only seen one Congo Peafowl in my life at the San Diego Zoo. San Antonia had several pairs throughout the park and I was able to get close to several of them. This male was up on a ledge looking down on us and he was gorgeous. 

A mallard duck pair already had a clutch of about twelve babies out in the water. 

The next morning on my walk I photographed this male Cardinal just singing away in one of the trees by the house. The morning was a bit foggy but very refreshing. 

I've enjoyed walking around Seguins downtown and getting to know this city my friends Hal and Ann have chosen for their new home. I hope that they are able to enjoy it and continue living their life in happiness out in the garden!