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I started my ride from Kenedy to Ingleside around 4 o’clock in the morning, while it was still dark. I stopped at a gas station on the way and I took pictures of these two cats. You might have to zoom in to see them. The black and white cat was pretty friendly. There was one young lady coming into the gas station who stopped to pet the black and white one. I petted him a little bit before I moved on, too. Someone had left a water bowl as well as some cat food around for them. I’m not sure if the cats belonged to the owner or if they were just strays—strays are cats who don’t have a home and who just find food and water themselves or rely on people who happen to be walking by to help them.
Do you have any cats or dogs at your house, or that you see at someone else’s house? What do you like or not like about them? What do you do to help take care of them?
I’ve been seeing more flowers along the sides of the road. Here are some pictures of some purple flowers and some blue ones. Which ones do you like the best?
After I got to the Ingleside area, I got this picture of a yellow flower. I’ve seen these a lot on the sides of the road, too:
Around the city of Taft, I saw windmills. These are not small windmills, but great big white ones. If you live near Lafayette, Indiana you might have seen some windmills north of the city off of Interstate 65 or on the north side of the city near the bus station. These kinds of big white windmills are used to make electricity—the wind makes the turbine goes around, and then some machines connected to the turbine make electricity when the turbine spins, and that electricity is stored so people can use it to power the lights and air conditioners and TVs and refrigerators and other things in their houses. What do you think about these windmills? I can tell you one thing—they are very big, much taller than any of the houses or other buildings in the area.
It was hard work getting to Ingleside—the wind was blowing in my face again (that’s called a headwind) and making it hard to pedal because the wind was pushing back against me. Wind is not alive in the same way that people or animals are alive—it just blows in certain directions because of differences in air pressure in the air around us. But even though it’s not alive and it can’t think, it can still make things hard! I got to Ingleside to my friend Casey’s house around noon, after a lot of work. I spent a lot of time with him, his wife Heather, and their 4 kids. Their kids are older than most of my students: one of them is 10 years old, one of them is 15, one of them is 16-17 years old, and one of them is 18. Anyhow, Casey drove us to the beach in his van and I found these tiny spiral shells. They’re very pointy at the end. Some of them were alive—there are little soft sea creatures inside of the shells, and the shells keep them safe from animals that might want to eat them. What do you think of these?
Some of you in my class might remember a book we read last year, The Adventures of Gary and Harry. One of the turtles liked jellyfish. The other one liked something else. Do you remember what it was? I’ll show you a picture and tell me if you remember:
It’s seaweed! At least I’m pretty sure that’s what it is. It’s not something I would want to eat, but animals eat different things than people do!
It was a pretty flat ride into Ingleside—we are close to the ocean (the Gulf of Mexico) so there are not a lot of hills. Today (Sunday) I am resting and getting my bike ready for tomorrow. I have to put on a new chain and fix the basket I have mounted on the front. My friend Casey let me borrow his car so that I can ride around and go to church and go to the store without having to use up a lot of my energy riding my bicycle. Tomorrow I am going to continue my ride, heading north towards the city of Victoria, Texas.
I would love to hear any questions or comments that you all have! Email me at jack D0T DISPENNETT at gma1L d0t c0m
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