The stars at night, are big and bright....

deep in the heart of Texas. The skies are truly exceptional. I only wish I could send a photo of the millions of stars. 

We have left west Texas and are heading toward Houston. Our time at Lajitas resort near Big Bend Nat’l Park (on the Rio Grande) was terrific. The origins of the resort date to 1899 when it was a trading post. The building now contains a longhorn museum. 

Lovely setting for breakfast at the resort. 

We enjoyed some down home western music by the Whitfords. They provide free concerts and yoga three times a week!

Rick played a couple rounds of golf in 80 degree weather. The course is surrealistic. Below is the view of a par 3 from the tee box. You can imagine how many golf balls there in the gully in front of the green—I left one there myself last year. 

As we drove through Big Bend, the wildflowers were abundant, especially the purple lupine  

And even in Marathon, TX, (population 430) there is a little free library at the gas station.