I HIKED FOR PARK DAY!!!... Brilliant idea by the awesome Gizmo as Co-Host of Park Day and Finn, Blogville's Director of Parks! Can't wait to read all the blogs today!!!
Last Saturday my son and my co-pilot Max, decided to drive about 2-1/2 hours away from Houston, Texas to see McKinney Falls State Park in Austin, Texas. We began our trip as some of you know by stopping at Rosemary's Vineyard and Winery in La Grange, Texas...yum, good stuff! Then it was off to see the 726 acre park that opened in 1976 after 638 acres were donated by Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Smith and Miss Annie M. Smith who were the grandchildren of James Wood Smith had previously bought the land and homestead from Thomas F. McKinney who was one of Austin, Texas's very first settlers who eventually became famous for the race horses he bred. The land used to be covered by sea but was broken by a volcano called Pilot Knob...I had to look it up because it does look rather odd, like Mars or something looking at some of the formations.
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| Have to allow my big brother some privacy, but here are all the pretty wildflowers at the park |
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| I do look rather fetching in the whole Mother Nature gig if I do say so myself! |
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| My "give them the pensive look". |
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| Upper Falls |
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Me and my big bro...Ma wouldn't allow us to show you my hidden beer...
We're ruff men folk so this was no Folgers Coffee moment! :) |
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| Showing my big Brother how brave I am and fearless! |
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| Hey Ma...cute little dog here....HELLLLLOO!!!!! |
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| Ok, Ma, scenery...we GET it...I'm STILL sitting here...HELLLOOO!!!!!! |
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| Really Ma? Cactus when you have WHO standing RIGHT HERE beside you?!!!! REALLY?!?!?! |
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| Ok, THAT'S better...look at me, look at me...I just landed on the MOON! |
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This action shot is just for you Sugar...Ma just keeps on trying to get me off all fours
like that cool photo of you Sugar with your nifty purple heels....ha!
Sugar you are still the QUEEN...see I sneaked 1 paw down just for you...I think you're really cute Sugar...
Crap...I think Chloe might read my blog...hit DELETE Ma! Quick!!!
And Now for the SHOCKER....Max REALLY got his paws WET...this is NOT Trick Photography folks!!! Guess he needed the confidence of his big brother! |
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Yep, that's right...who's the Tuff Bro now?!!! I got what???
That's right MY FEET ARE WET!!!
(Gotta show off to my Brother ya know and show him whose REALLY King of this house!
Ma? You ok? You look a little shocked!!! |
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| This is NOT an illusion!!! Too bad we didn't take a picture of Ma's face of absolute shock!!! |
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| No folks, no stunt double used here...just me the Brave Warrior of McKinney Falls State Park! |
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| Sshhh...no trunks on either :) ...give the lady pups a thrill I thought..what the heck! |
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| Ok, Ma...NOT going THAT crazy as those kids! |
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| Looks like we left the park just in time!!! |
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| See the size of that Chihuahua Eating Flying Creature?!! |
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| Bye Park... |
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Even the Water Tower's liked me on the way home and smiled bye at me...a peanut butter treat would have been a nicer touch though Mr. Water Tower!
P.S. Because Ma likes my big Brother, she won't show the photos of him dangerously jumping over rocks he shouldn't have and then falling in the deep ravine when jumping back over, once Ma knew he was ok, she was laughing really hard and making the clicker on her camera burn up! She calls those her special blackmailing photos but she felt a wee bit bad when she saw the huge scrapes on his sides...well, not THAT bad....not enough to delete them! (NOTE: No dogs were hurt in the making of this blog post...humans...well...ha ha ha!) |
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Have a Beautiful Park Day!!!
Thank you Gizmo and Finn for a great I HIKED FOR PARK DAY!!! |
Can't forget..while we did I HIKED FOR PARK DAY that it's also FitDog Friday...gotta stay (or GET ha!) Fit for FitDog Friday! With
Peggy's Pet Place and
SlimDoggy
