A combination of good weather and our friend Ellie Thurston flying in for Saturday's "Amerca's Got Talent" try-out has caused us to hang for a while in Dallas. I have to confess, I've been goofing off and doing tourist type things like rodeos and two-stepping.

Sunday we will head to S.E. Texas for more serious work.

Wow! I said I was learning to do the blog thing. I didn't know people were posting comments. I just found that door. What a fun surprise to find all the loving comments. What a great way to start the day

Texans do love their cows. The Ft. Worth Stockyards is a beautifully restored historic area with great restaurants, shops full of cowboy stuff, and museums.

I had no sooner parked the car when a cowboy came riding down the main street on a giant long horn cow with a saddle. He stopped and allowed the tourist to climb aboard for photos. A few minutes later they ran a cattle drive of long horn cows down main street. When that was over they had a typical old west gun fight where just about everyone gets shot.

To our disappointment the train was down for maintenance. However visiting the Cowboy Hall of Fame and having lunch in the historic old hotel made the visit worth while.

If you are ever in the Dallas/Ft. Worth area, I give the Stockyards a "Thumbs Up" for a tourist attraction.