Prester John
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The Extraordinary Adventures of Linus the Lambsfoot
It's been a great weekend so far. Went yesterday to a local restaurant, Brewster Street Icehouse, to pick up my wife's "packet" for a race today. She ran a half-marathon: The Harbor Half (13.1 miles), over our Harbor Bridge.
I took Linus, of course. I had fried shrimp and french fries (shrimp and chips?). It's downtown, near Whataburger Field, where the race started this morning.
After dinner, we dropped by the Art Museum--getting Linus some culture, you know.
The race started early this morning, and required running across the Harbor Bridge (in the distance in the next pic) and back.
That's a picture of part of our marina, with some of the downtown buildings in the background.
While my wife was running, my daughter and I drove around a little. We drove to the Lexington, a WWII era aircraft carrier, and my favourite "attraction" in my hometown.
The lighting's not great, but it was just after dawn.
Here's Linus, sitting in the gunner's seat in the last pic:
It was a little chilly, so he stayed in his leather sheath.
We then went to the largest Whataburger restaurant in the world, on Shoreline Drive, with a view of the bay:
I had a jalapeño cheddar cheese biscuit with sausage, egg, and cheese [yes, I use the "Oxford comma"].
We also went by the Corpus Christi Cathedral, where I made my First Holy Communion over 50 years ago. Here's a pic of an old postcard:
And here's a pic from this morning:
You can see a memorial for World War I on the hill below the church.
We also drove the the university, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, several miles away, and I took a pic of Linus in a gazebo:
Here's a pic taken from one of several parks on Ocean Drive:
And here's a pic of our seawall, designed by Gutzon Borglum (of Mount Rushmore fame):
After my wife finished the race, we went to the local Greek festival:
I had almost finished my meal before I remembered to take a pic:
Opa!
It's been a great weekend so far. Went yesterday to a local restaurant, Brewster Street Icehouse, to pick up my wife's "packet" for a race today. She ran a half-marathon: The Harbor Half (13.1 miles), over our Harbor Bridge.
I took Linus, of course. I had fried shrimp and french fries (shrimp and chips?). It's downtown, near Whataburger Field, where the race started this morning.
After dinner, we dropped by the Art Museum--getting Linus some culture, you know.
The race started early this morning, and required running across the Harbor Bridge (in the distance in the next pic) and back.
That's a picture of part of our marina, with some of the downtown buildings in the background.
While my wife was running, my daughter and I drove around a little. We drove to the Lexington, a WWII era aircraft carrier, and my favourite "attraction" in my hometown.
The lighting's not great, but it was just after dawn.
Here's Linus, sitting in the gunner's seat in the last pic:
It was a little chilly, so he stayed in his leather sheath.
We then went to the largest Whataburger restaurant in the world, on Shoreline Drive, with a view of the bay:
I had a jalapeño cheddar cheese biscuit with sausage, egg, and cheese [yes, I use the "Oxford comma"].
We also went by the Corpus Christi Cathedral, where I made my First Holy Communion over 50 years ago. Here's a pic of an old postcard:
And here's a pic from this morning:
You can see a memorial for World War I on the hill below the church.
We also drove the the university, Texas A&M University--Corpus Christi, several miles away, and I took a pic of Linus in a gazebo:
Here's a pic taken from one of several parks on Ocean Drive:
And here's a pic of our seawall, designed by Gutzon Borglum (of Mount Rushmore fame):
After my wife finished the race, we went to the local Greek festival:
I had almost finished my meal before I remembered to take a pic:
Opa!
Enjoyed each and every photo.
