Rockport Texas Tropical Christmas Festival

The Christmas Festival presented by Relant Energy was held December 1. 

 It included food, crafts, entertainment, Santa, snow slides & ending with a 
night parade and fireworks.

Christmas tree decorating contest.

Trolley rides from Festival to downtown.

Homemade Christmas wreaths.

Kite flying overhead.

Carillon is played with 35 bells and weighs 4 tons.  

The instrument goes back five centuries in Europe.

Cast in Bronze performer Frank Penna.

He uses his fists and feet to play the Carillon.

He played Christmas music. at three different times of the day.  

His web page is castinbronze.net and hear his music on You Tube.

Local author was selling her children's book
"Little Donkey Burro and the Hurricane"

B.K. Clark shared how she published her book on Amazon.

Texas snow party.company provided bags of ice to make snow 
for children to slide on a ramp.

Hot day delayed opening for kids.

These children received an early spray of snow by the workers.

Rockport, Texas

Return to Rockport for the winter.  

The campground weathered the 160 mph Hurricane.in 2017.

Waiting for Winter Texans to arrive.

Close by Memorial Park is back open this year after refurbishment.

 Bent oak trees survived the storm.

Dog park is back in business..

The walk around path at the pond has a minor flood problem.

  

Scenic view

 Other side of path also closed.

The Marina is packed full of boats which survived the hurricane.

Look closely at the top right pole and you will see a white egret keeping 

a close watch on the bait shop customer handouts.

Market Days are in full swing with more food trucks this year.

Christmas items to buy,

Metal art work.

Rent a trailer.if you need a place to stay.

Airstream trailer Traveling Boutique.

Walk through the Marina.

Back home neighbor Bill took picture of our trees turning fall colors.

Schulenburg, Texas

About 100 years ago German and Czech immigrants founded towns in

Central Texas.  They established at least 20 churches in the state.

They are called the Painted Churches.  

Church was built in the farmlands outside of town.

 Historical homes and downtown  buildings.

 Old wringer washing machine maybe used by your grandparents.

Back at the campground lone duck had the pond to himself.

Santa Rosa, New Mexico

The original highway was built 1926 and started in 
Chicago, Illinois to Los Angeles, California.

Route 66 traveled 2,451 miles and passed through Santa Rosa.

Billboards were on the rocks in this area.

Local museum showed cars that might have traveled on Route 66.

Santa Rosa is known for this desert oasis

where scuba divers and others enjoy the warm clear pure water.

Downtown historic 1909 Romanesque style courthouse..

The St. Rosa of Lima Chapel dates from early 1800's.  
In 1907 it was replaced with a newer structure.

The cemetery is still used and is a mix of old and new burials.