We did get to see some of the sights around Nacogdoches. We decided to drive over to the Sam Rayburn Reservoir to see what kind of birds might be there and to check out the showers. We checked in with the gate and learned that there weren’t any trails from the campground and that there was a lot of Poison Ivy around so that left out bush whacking to look for birds. We drove around the campground and stopped to check out the showers. As this was a Sunday the showers were pretty dirty so we didn’t stop. The highlight was watching a Bald Eagle and a Immature Bald Eagle. We talked with a guy that was getting ready to go fishing and he told us of a place not too far away that had better birding Boikin Springs Campground. There was an old sawmill pond that usually had Wood Ducks nesting this time of the year.
When we got there the trail to the mill pond was closed.
There is a small pond and this cool looking damn.
This is the beginning of a Loblolly Pine They had a fire in this area but we thought this pine still might make it.
Spring flowers coming up in the burn area.
The stream coming from the small pond.
Crossing the dam.
When we left here we drove in the closest little town to get some lunch and found the greatest little café with the best food. Eagle’s Nest in Zavalla, TX has home cooked meals at a decent price. Dick was talking to the chef and she told us that her mother cooks for the café in Nacogdoches at the livestock auction on Thursday’s.
So the next Thursday we were off to the auction and the lunch meal was great we even forgot the cake that came with the meal because we were so full. Then went upstairs and watched some of the auction which I found fascinating not having seen one before. I told Dick to be careful not to scratch his nose we might end up with a cow.
Young Brahma Bull
An older Brahma Bull
We left before the auction was over.
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