Good morning and welcome to Saturday Morning Garden Blogging!
Shrimp Plant ▪ Justicia brandegeana
As life settles back into a more normal post-holiday routine but before the garden season kicks into full gear I thought this would be an opportune time to do the on-line equivalent of pulling out the old slide projector and inviting everyone to have a seat and be prepared to Oooh!! and Aaah!! over a select few of the hundreds of pictures I took when I made a day trip with my sister and BIL to San Antonio during the holidays. So pour yourselves another cup of coffee and grab the last cheese croissant and sit back and enjoy the show!
Is everyone comfy?
When most people think of San Antonio they usually focus on the Alamo and the River Walk, both fascinating and fun places to visit. But lesser known are the other four missions in San Antonio; Mission Espada, Mission San Juan, Mission San José, and Mission Concepción. Initially we had planned on touring the missions the day after Christmas but when we checked the weather forecast we realized it was going to be too cold. Who wants to spend the day sightseeing when it's only 50° outside? That would be insane! So we changed our plans and drove down to San Antonio on Christmas Eve. It was a gorgeous bright and sunny day with temperatures in the upper 60s; picture-perfect weather for a walk in the past.
There is so much amazing history behind the San Antonio missions that it was impossible to read all the pamphlets, placards, signs, and displays during our visit. And if I detailed everything that I learned this diary would be impossibly long for an early Saturday morning. So instead of turning this into a lengthy lesson I'll let the pictures do most of the talking. The tour begins beneath the mess of orange croissant crumbs below.
I saw you brush those crumbs onto the floor. Really, you couldn't use a napkin?
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