OUR 5 GALLON BUCKET LIGHT

I want to share our ingenious invention that we cannot live without when camping. It is our 5 gallon bucket light.We put this together and then the bucket is handy for carrying the cords etc...check it out. Danny made the wood brackets out of 1x2s and they can be strapped to a tree or a pole with a bungee cord or strap and no damage to trees.He put a hook on the end. The inside is a photographers light minus the shield and it clamps to the bucket handle, run the extension cord over to the power and it lights up the whole area. By the way we are using a compact fluorecent bulb not very high watts. We usually try to hang our light as far away as possible to draw the bugs to the light and then they are trapped down in the bucket...and that is the end of the 5 gallon bucket light story...

CAMPING AT NAVARRO MILLS WOLF CREEK

 Danny running the boat at Navarro Mills Lake,gorgeous lake and park.

 This was our waterfront campsite. Although the lake was 3 foot low it was really nice and no gators or mosquitoes...yeah!

 That is me and the camping hounds...Jeter and Jazzie.

Jeter posing in the boat, we had fun and the dogs seemed to enjoy all the new smells and activities.We came home Friday, glad to be home but already planning our nest little escape. Danny says we went 450 miles (we took the scenic route) and wound up camping only 50 miles from home...life is so funny!

MARTIN DIES JR STATE PARK

Gosh it has been so long since we have done anything except try to stay cool, I do not even know where to start. We left Monday (Labor Day) and headed to Martin Dies Jr State park. We were impressed with the beautiful tall pines and magnolias. The campground(Magnolia Ridge) was empty except for us and a couple of others. We soon found out that the Avon Expedition bug spray really works...biting flies and swarms of mosquitoes sent us and the schnauzers inside and the swatting began. I have never seen the like of mosquitoes but they did not leave bites? The flies on the other hand bit through our clothes! Oh before i forget then there were the cute lil alligators...we tried to fish but the gators would park right beside the cork and would not move.

We decided that no fish in its right mind would come close with the gator...so fishing was over with. We are true campers so we toughed it out Monday and Tuesday night but Wednesday morning we rocked right on out of there! We must say again that this is a gorgeous park, just be mindful of the critters!