Tex and the Wildflowers

Tex Visit with

Texas Wildflowers

On Saturday, April 9, 2016 Tex saw the wildflowers in Texas at the Bay House with Mrs.  Normann-Petersen.   Tex and Mrs. Normann-Petersen answered together the following questions:

1.  Where is Tex?  Tex is at the Bay House in Port Alto, TX with Mrs. Normann-Petersen enjoying the beautiful Wildflowers.

2. What is the geography like there? Port Alto lies in the southeastern part of Texas on the Gulf of Mexico.  Port Alto is in between Port Lavaca, TX and Palacios, TX.  Since it is on Gulf Coast the area is very flat with a few Mesquite trees and has had its fair share of hurricanes and tropical storms.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  While you are at the Bay House you tend to snack a lot, but our favorite breakfast is eggs; for dinner Mrs. Normann-Petersen likes to eat fresh fish and shrimp.

4. What types of jobs are there?   There are no places of employment in Port Alto because it is a very small town of 200 homes.  Many people who live full time in Port Alto are either retired or have to commute to Port Lavaca, Victoria, or Palacios to work.  Most people who have a home in Port Alto only come “down” on weekends since their homes are Vacation Homes.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends?  During the spring and summer, looking for wildflowers, jet skiing, walking on the beach, playing in the water and fishing are Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s favorite activities.

 6.  Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex and Mrs. Normann-Petersen in the Wildflowers!

Here is Tex and Mrs. Normann-Petersen in a field of Wildflowers that included Bluebonnets and Indian Paint Brushes .

Here is Tex in a field of bluebonnets.  The bluebonnets are the state flower.

For more information on Texas Wildflowers please visit the websites below:

          Lady Bird Johnson’s Wildflower Center in Austin, TX

          http://www.wildflower.org/

          4801 La Crosse Avenue

          Austin, TX

          512-232-0100

                              

          Wildseed Farms in Fredericksburg, TX

          http://www.wildseedfarms.com/home.php

          100 Legacy Dr.

          Fredericksburg, TX

          1-800-848-0078

         

For more information on Port Lavaca, TX and/or Palacios, TX please visit the website below:

Port Lavaca

http://www.portlavaca.org/

http://www.cityofpalacios.org/

Tex attends a Crawfish Party with

Mr. and Mrs. Normann-Petersen

On Saturday, April 8, 2016 Tex attended a Crawfish Boil at the Ranch in Matagorda County with Mr. and Mrs.  Normann-Petersen.   As Tex, Mr. and Mrs. Normann-Petersen ate Crawfish at the Ranch and together they answered together the following questions:

1.    Where is Tex?  Tex is at the Ranch in Bay City, TX with Mrs. Normann-Petersen enjoying their family and celebrating Easter.

2. What is the geography like there? Bay City lies in the southeastern part of Texas on the Gulf of Mexico.  Bay City is a small farming community located in Matagorda County.  Since it is on Gulf Coast the area is very flat with a few Mesquite trees and has had its fair share of hurricanes and tropical storms.

3. What are typical foods that are eaten there?   What type of foods do you and family and friends like to eat?  Many types of food are eaten Ranch.  Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s father-in-law is from Denmark, therefore we traditionally eat many Danish dishes.  For example, herring, salmon, capers, rye bread, and Italian salad are served at Danish lunch; duck is served instead of turkey for Thanksgiving Christmas Dinner; but we do eat normal American cuisine such as crawfish, shrimp, and steak!  During the Crawfish Party we ate Crawfish, Potatoes, Andouille Sausage, Broccoli Cole Slaw, and s’mores for dessert, one of Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s favorite dessert!

4. What types of jobs are there?   Many people who live Bay City are farmers, or they work for the South Texas Nuclear Project, the hospital, or the local school district.

5. What are the popular sports or games played there?  What popular sports or games interest you, your family, and your friends?  During spring time Mrs. Normann-Petersen enjoys cheering on the Sugar Land Skeeters, having crawfish boils, and picking Dewberries with her husband and mother-in-law; during the summer we go fishing at the Bay House; and during the fall and winter we enjoy cheering on the Houston Texans.

  

7. Tex, can you include any pictures of yourself and surrounding area and/or landmarks?  Please see the pictures below of Tex’s Crawfish Trip with Mr. and Mrs. Normann-Petersen in the Ranch!

   

Here is Tex with Jake, Mr. and Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s German Shorthair Pointer checking out the live crawfish.  

Before the crawfish are cooked they must be purged and cleaned.

Tex liked the purple bags that the crawfish because purple is one of Tex’s favorite colors.  Each bag has a label on indicating which farm it came from.   The crawfish that the Normann-Petersen’s buy comes from Cornelius Crawfish Farms.  Mr. Normann-Petersen’s cousin is the owner/operator of Cornelius Crawfish Farms.

Tex liked sitting in the Gator with Jake, Mrs. Normann-Petersen’s dog, while they watched Mr. Normann-Petersen cook the crawfish, potatoes, and andouille sausage.

After cooking the crawfish, everyone sat down together to enjoy each other’s company while they peeled and ate the crawfish!  Tex and Mrs. Normann- Petersen inspected each batch of cooked crawfish.

For more information on Bay City, TX please visit the websites below:

            http://www.cityofbaycity.org/

For more information on Cornelius Crawfish Farm please see the contact information below:

https://www.facebook.com/cornelius.crawfish/about

           

            Cornelius Crawfish Farm

            Wadsworth, TX

            979-245-4390

            979-429-4599