Wait...You didn't know that was a holiday? It's right up there other "in-law" holidays like: Remove invasive species with your in-laws day Construct a chicken coop with your in-laws day Go on a hike in inclement weather with your in-laws day Build a cob structure with your in-laws day And my in-laws personal favourite: Subject your in-laws to a worker placement game day ...You haven't heard those holidays either? Hmm. Perhaps, you should get out more. Holiday!!!! And to answer your question, yes, I am taking pictures of you cleaning the gutter

Merry Christmas! Here are some shots of our Christmas activities this month. At the Jazz Tap Nutcracker performance at the Long Center Our Church's Christmas Concert White Elephant with our relatives in the Houston area Trail of Lights! The great unwrapping on  Christmas Day Jean showing off her bounty of books.  Spotting a UFO in the backyard Christmas Day Now we just have to wait for the National Enquirer to call

Here's a rare sight in these parts "Hey! We're jungle fowl!" While I was doing my Friday project thing, Jean and Lashelle went on a hike at McKinney Falls

I received a second batch of fertilized eggs(this time from Minnesota) a couple of weeks ago. 19 of the 31 eggs have hatched. Drying off in the incubator Instead of the water trough this time, I installed a hanging bottle with water nipples. The chicks didn't have any issues with using them. The warmth cave   I like the warmth cave better than a heat lamp for a couple of reasons: There's less of a fire hazard The chicks seem to be more relaxed. I don't know if it's because they have a place to hide or just not having a light on all the time. The downside is that according to my measurements the cave only heats up the interior to 15°-20°F greater than the ambient temperature. To quote Jean, "They are soooooo cute!" Using the water nipples After a couple of days they've doubled in size A tiny bit of variation. The yellow chick will turn white as an adult.

Hey look! It's a hike that both Jean and I are on! As well as these weirdos Upper Colorado River

Found this "monument" in the greenbelt today. Really could have used these here .

Here's another hike I wasn't on but felt obliged to mention here. Jean has been opting to work Monday through Thursdays of late leaving her Fridays open for adventuring. Lake Georgetown. There's a ~26 mile hiking trail circumnavigating it. I think Jean did about eight of that today.

I wasn't on this hike but since my wife has been derelict in her blogging duty I felt obliged to record it here. Trees! Regan! Jean! More trees! Hamilton Pool!