We have lived in Texas for more than five years with about six months remaining. In that time we ‘ve taken advantage of Texas ‘ location to visit states north and east, but we have not visited Texas itself. Part of the reason for that is when we have time to travel in the summer, the last place we want to visit is Texas. But with the time of our departure approaching, we decided to skip our regular Thanksgiving at home and do a mini tour of Texas. This turned out to be an ideal time because not many were in the places that we went, the weather was perfect, and the fall colors were beautiful.
We left home early in order to be at Fossil Rim Wildlife Center when it opened at 8:30. In the first few hours, we nearly had the place to ourselves and we enjoyed our own little African safari.
The zebras were grazing in the midst of a beautiful autumn scene.
I don’t know what this is, but we all loved how God designed his horns.
Many of the animals posed for photos.
The ostrich got a little too close for comfort.
The park sold us special feed that we could attract the animals with.
After a while, the troops were looking for a little feed themselves.
Next time I ‘ll show you the beautiful place where we spent our first afternoon.