Last Week

Spring has returned to Hill Country. The sun is shining and the temps are predicted to soar into the 70's for the foreseeable future. Figures. We're leaving Friday!

While we were soaking up some Vitamin D on a long walk this afternoon, we found ourselves lamenting that this is our last week here at Buckhorn. As much as we'd love to hang around and enjoy some of this lovely (at long last) weather, we want to get to Big Bend before things get too warm. After that, we have the Southwest to explore. That said, we're very mindful that we're down to our last few days here. Before we set off for the Texas outback, there's much we need to do. We a few items left on our to-do list, plus we need to do some serious stocking up. (At Big Bend, we'll be 100 miles from a Wal-Mart!) As we ticked through our list, we faced the reality that our remaining days in Hill Country are bound to fly by.

How our perspective has changed!

Here we are thinking the six remaining days in our stay just aren't enough. Looking back a bit over a year-and-a-half ago, a six-day stay at an RV park would have been sheer bliss. We would have relished every moment away from the work-a-day world. During our sunny afternoon walk, we remembered how hard we'd work to clear a work day so we could get away and extend a typical weekend to a three, count 'em three-day holiday.

That powerful flashback has us pledging not to wish this last week away. Instead, we'll relish the remaining time in this beautiful spot and long-awaited weather.

It sure beats working!