Valantine Day tomorrow

80 degrees here at our home in Kenwood RV Park in La Feria, Texas at 2:00 pm Saturday afternoon.  Clear sky and very bright sunshine.

Thursday and Friday was the big NASCAR races at Kenwood RV Park.  Merve Stauffer put a lot of time and money in to the layout over the last several weeks.  At left Phyllis is running her car around the track against Ruth Stauffer.

We both ran 5 races Thursday and then returned Friday to run 3 more in the finals.  I won enough the first day to be in the winners runoff, but was eliminated in the finals.  Phyllis was in the losers division on Friday and was also eliminated.  Was hot both days and Don Ferguson was helping straightening out the cars (after 3 bumps into the board and unable to get turned around) both days and about did himself in. 

We got a kick out of Joany (from Gretna, NE) running her car--she put a lot of body English in it, twisting herself around trying to turn the car, and even talked to it when it was near her.


Since we had been eliminated and the Veggie Man came around about 4 pm we left and didn't hear who got the three trophies that Merve had in his car.

Both days there

were quite

a few

observers.

 There have been quite a few

sugar cane fields burned the last

week or so, even with the daily high

winds.  They burn so hot and quickly, that within 

a short time the fire is done.  But, they produce

quite a bit of smoke (burning some 40% of

the matter of the cane--leaving the green

stalk, which they want for the

sugar content) and it rises quite high

in the atmosphere.

 They are limited by

weather factors:

humidity, temperature,

wind at various levels

and have no trouble with

burning adjoining areas.

If the weather is just right

and you are down wind you can

see some "Texas Snow" -- the

small black burned cane

pieces.  There was

quite a wind yesterday when these

photos were taken of fire just south and east

of our park but we did not

witness and "Texas Snow"

 Couple of tomatoes
that are setting
on two of my
seven tomato
plants.

Couple of

motorhomes

that came in early

in February from

Missouri.

 This morning, Saturday, Phyllis & I
helped serve the breakfast at
the Rec Hall.  Quiche, along with
biscuits and gravy went
over well with the 50-some
people who ate.  In this
photo we were just about
ready to start. 

Phyllis at the "taking
money table" -- $4 per
serving.  Not too bad
for a really good meal!

Some of the early eaters.

Merve Stauffer, when serving

was about done.

This photo was taken

early in the morning,

before the cooking

was finished and before

people started showing

up for breakfast.

Virgle Greene,

Bill McConnell and

Merve Stauffer were

working up the eggs, etc., while

Phyllis was getting supplies from the refrigerator.

This morning was

quite damp.

I took this about 9:15 am

when it was 74% humidty

and 68 degrees.

Phyllis, along with a couple others, is involved with putting on the Valentine's Day meal and program tomorrow evening.  They are having the meal catered and has a program following.  Lot of decorating this morning and to have the Rec Hall closed at 11 am tomorrow after church for all the setup.  Think there are around 140 tickets sold.

Later, Lynn