Cousins

Weather:

Sunny

High - 77
Low - 66

One of the reasons for this trip to Texas was to reconnect with three of my cousins, whom I have not seen in anywhere from 10 to 35 years.  On Sunday afternoon we stopped in Huntsville, Texas, to visit with my cousin Judith MacDonald and her mother, my mother's sister Agnes.  We had lunch with Judith and then went to her mom's house.  Both Ag and her husband, Bill, are in their 90s and have multiple health issues.  But Ag is still very sharp mentally, so we had a nice visit.

On Monday we went to San Jacinto College in Houston to attend a rehearsal of the chorus which Eddie Moore directs.  The kids were wonderful.  Eddie has done a marvelous job of directing this group of young people.

Later that day, we had dinner with Eddie and his wife, Gretchen.

On Tuesday we spent the day birding at several spots on Galveston Island.  This is a development called Lafitte's Cove, which has a wonderful nature preserve.

In the evening we visited with cousin Mike Moore in Galveston.  He showed us around the house that he grew up in and which he is restoring.  It dates back to the 1870s.  It was in pretty bad shape, but he is doing a beautiful job returning it to its former glory.

Tomorrow morning we leave Galveston and head back to Tucson.  It's been a wonderful trip.  I enjoyed the time spent with family, and we've racked up an impressive list of new birds.