Labor Day 2010

In my last post I mentioned that we had dug out the footing for our little cabin during our last trip out to our 40 acres.  It's been 5 long months since our last trip.

Although it was early September, the temperatures were still very hot during the day.  So we would wake early, before sunrise and work til about 10 am.  We found out the first day that we work first, then eat breakfast.  After that it was too hot to be out in the sun.   We spent the rest of the day just relaxing, exploring, or going into Terlingua.  Once it cooled down in the evening we would work some more until sunset.

We weren't the only ones enjoying the freedom we feel when we are out here.  Our little dog Fox (named after Fox Mulder of the X-Files) loves it.  We were afraid at first that he would take off and never be seen again if we let him run free.  He has a history of that.  But to our surprise he stayed close by, only wandering off enough to explore his new home.

 Fox has been a part of our family for nearly 10 years now.  He was a rescue dog that no one wanted because he was blinded in one eye from a gun pellet.  He was brought to us by a friend who volunteered at the shelter.  He has been our constant companion ever since.


We had planned a whole week  out there, digging the footing and just enjoying our time off together.  But on the 4th day during a trip into town we ran into a problem with our vehicle's transmission.  We were unable to put it into Park.  Although we were able to drive and go in reverse, we decided that it was risky trying to go back to the property without knowing what the problem was.  It was Labor Day  weekend and there was no place to take it to have it checked out. So we rented a Jeep from Far Flung Outdoor Center and went back to camp and packed up.  We had talked to a mechanic friend back in Fredericksburg who said we should be able to drive home as long as we could get it into Drive.

So we regretfully cut out trip short and headed back home.  We are anxiously waiting for our next trip.