Boxing in Houston

Lucy Locket and I decided to spend Spring break boxing. Is there anything else to do that is
SO much fun? We headed out to Houston Sunday afternoon with our back packs filled with clues and plenty of boxing logs and ink. We made a quick stop in Lufkin to locate Adazing Treasure. This was one of the coolest boxes to date! I hope it last along time:)
Heading on south, we stopped in Splendora, so I could stamp in the Katrina Prayer box. Thanks Frye Team for a reminder of the tragedy that swept through our neighboring states.
We wanted to get an early start on Monday morning, so we drove to West Houston where we would start our trail. There were bad storms that night but, of course this did not deter the Texas Music Boxers! With excitement we went down to check out of the hotel and eat breakfast. The lady at the desk suggested we stay at the hotel a while longer because there was another bad storm passing through. The rain, thunder and lightening came down, so we waited for it to pass. As soon as it was clear, we drove north to Bane Park where we found a Texas Snowman that was still solid in spite of the warm weather. Back in October of 2005 we found Mother of Five’s Mr. Bones and wanted desperately to find her snowman. We were not disappointed! I love the way MO5 did these two boxes. While there we also found Wile E. Coyote, and Gleeful Grinch. This is a nice park and we had a great time finding them and stamping in while holding our umbrellas. The rain tried it’s best to stop us in our tracks, we were determined!
Leaving Bane Park, we headed south to The Houston Arboretum and Nature Trail. I LOVE places like this!! It is unique and a great place to take the kids and enjoy nature. While there, we saw two Wood Ducks, a snake, butterflies and lots of spider webs! The meadow was one of my favorites. It’s interesting how God has designed nature to replenish itself after being destroyed! It does take a lot of time.
The rain was beginning to move on and so did we. We headed to Taylor Park which is a very interesting (and primitive) park. This is where we found Birds of a Feather’s circus Series. Lucy and I were looking forward to getting this set. We were not disappointed! The only problem, was there were two animals that decided to escape their boxes and run away. Hopefully they will be found. Also, in the park was Runs for Chocolate’s Seven. A tribute to Lance Armstrong. We did replaced the bag on in this one as it was wet, but the log book and stamp were fine.
Tired and ready to get to Galveston where there were some more great boxes. We left Houston with a smile on our faces and great stamps in our log books!

Saturday I was cleaning house all morning with the determination to stay home all day as I have been gone a lot lately. LSS was hiking and camping so, I got very busy doing almost a "Spring Cleaning". After a couple of hours, I decided I deserved a break and sat down to watch Walk the Line. (I recommend this one. ) After the movie, back to work. Finishing up I could not pass up such a beautiful day to box. I called Lucy Locket and told her I was heading to Nacogdoches to find a couple of new boxes there. I am really looking forward to getting LL"s Mozart Box.
We headed out to the azalea Gardens at SFA where I got Monkey Business. We then headed to Pioneer Park to find Mozart. Due to a motorcycle rider and several other people who were too close to the box, I was forced to wait on this one. Leaving the park, we went back to retrieve Number 4, which had eluded me before. There were lots of people there enjoying the sunshine and great weather, so having tried twice that day, I gave in to the fact that this one also would have to wait. I did get one stamp, spent time with LL and had a great day!
Can't wait until the gathering on Sat. To meet other boxers and get some great stamps!

Crash at Crush!!

With the Texas Boxcar Gathering just around the corner I was anxious to get my railroad box planted. PS Guru did a great job with this stamp so, I was ready to get it out there for other boxers to see. PSGuru and I took a trip to Rusk State Park to take pictures and plant the box. We were very lucky to find a celebration going on for the start of the seasonal run of the Rusk State Railroad! there were lots of people there and even cake and punch! We took some great pictures and got the box planted. I wanted to stamp in a couple of boxes but, I am waiting until my Team Texas Music Boxers are with me. :)

Go Spurs!

We arrived in San Antonio in plenty of time to check into the hotel and Lucy Locket registered for her meeting. We had a wonderful dinner and got a good nights rest. Thursday was a beautiful day so, LL re-arranged her schedule so we could plant the two boxes we had. We decided to plant them in Brackenridge Park,which is only about 2.5 miles from downtown San Antonio. We checked the bus schedule and decided that was the way to go. We arrived at the park and began to look around for some good places to hide the boxes. The Park was undergoing a huge renovation and is very nice. We found a place for Go Spurs Go! and Swingle Singers. We were able to catch the bus back just in time to get a bite to eat and watch Survivor.
After talking to folks back home, we discovered the weather was suppose to be VERY cold the next day. Boy were they right!!! Friday and Sat. were so different than the beginning of the week. Like they say, "If you don't like the weather, stick around, it'll change!" We needed coats and gloves to keep warm.
Sunday morning, we had plans to get some boxes in McAllister Park, just north of SA. There was ice on some of the roads and some were even closed. We waited until the sun had time to at least melt some of it off and took off. It was the coldest day I have ever boxed!! It was well worth it!! My favorite that day was the Texas Memories Series. These were placed by a Texan who now lives in Indiana. They are great boxes!!
Leaving SA, we headed back north to get the last two boxes in the Texas Passport Series. We headed to Florence and Holland to stamp in and complete the series. This was a fun series and I would have to say, my favorite one was Paris.
Tired and clueless by now, we headed home. It was a great adventure!!! I can't wait to do it again!