A Dash of Spontaneity

Saturday morning, Roy woke me up for what I was expecting to be a day of hiking at a nearby nature preserve. However, a little bit of spontaneity got the best of us, and we found ourselves heading out at 10:30 on the road to Houston. We arrived a little before 3:00 at a nature center with trails. We spent awhile walking on the paths, enjoying the beautiful weather and keeping our eyes and ears attuned to whatever birds were in the trees.

The turtles were just chillin' out on their log, enjoying the sun.




My main excitement was over this pileated woodpecker. We had a hard time getting a good picture of him, but these guys are amazing! They grow up to 19", which is pretty big for a woodpecker!



We also enjoyed this female red-bellied woodpecker.


After we hiked the trails, we drove to Minute Maid Park in downtown Houston to see the Astros play the Phillies. Little did we know, it was throwback day! This meant our tickets (normally $15) were only $3.50 each! And the hot dogs and cokes were only $1 each! We were so grateful for such a blessing!





This is their train, filled with oranges, that goes back and forth on the track when they hit a home run. Thankfully, this only happened twice. The Phillies dominated the rest of the game, including a 430 ft homer by Ryan Howard. It almost went over the train and out of the park!





Final Score: Phillies 9 - Astros 6


Even though it was a late night driving home, we had a great day together! I was so thankful that Roy decided we should be spontaneous and take a day trip down to Houston (even though I know it was mostly because he REALLY wanted to see a Phillies game!). Life is so much fun when you get to live it with your best friend.