[dropcap]A[/dropcap] common thread runs from house to house throughout Mountain City. Our hearts and prayers go out for those so severely impacted by Harvey. Most of us know someone whose home flooded.
Over and over, I hear Texans among us saying how proud they are to be a Texan. “We are Texas.”
Patricia Porterfield on Maple is from Rockport. On Saturday, she and Brian and their son joined a chainsaw team from Fellowship Church Plum Creek who worked through Operation Blessing at two homes in Rockport. Ron Tom went, too.
A most requested disaster relief item is new undies and bras, since used cannot be distributed. One way to get a lot of bang for the buck is by going to the clearance racks at department stores. When size doesn’t matter and quantity does make a difference, dollars can be stretched and the recipients get quality that will probably make them feel special.
An old wives’ tale says, “Take down hummer feeders after Labor Day.” Not true. Leave feeders up and fill with syrup made from 1 part sugar to 4 parts boiling water. Now is a critical time for migrating hummers who will soon fly 500 miles across the Gulf of Mexico. This year, many of the feeders and nectar-producing flowers in and near Rockport and along the coastline were destroyed.
When the last hummers seem to leave, leave up at least one feeder and keep it clean and filled with fresh syrup through the winter months. Mountain City hosts wintering Rufous Hummingbirds that nest in the NorthWest. For me, it took a few years before I saw my first wintering hummingbird.
Have you seen the new Facebook joke? After the Great Flood, God sent Noah a message using a dove. In Texas, God uses a hummingbird because if he sent a dove it would be stuffed with a jalapeno wrapped in bacon.
Eric Perucca posted on FaceBook the photo of a big pile of fried dove. “The rewards of Dove Hunting.”
A couple weeks ago, Eric posted on Facebook his video of a rat snake (“chicken snake”) he pulled from their chicken coop and released, at night, in the field next to their house on Juniper. The rat snake quickly slithered high into an oak tree.
Eric attended the August council meeting with plans for the Board of Adjustments for a house he’s remodeling for new owners on Ash.
Monday, September 11th, 7pm the City Council meets again at City Hall. Each meeting starts with an opportunity for Citizen Comments. The agenda will be posted on the City’s Message Boards near the city entrances and the City’s website (http://mountaincitytx.com) at least 72 hours in advance.
Each Montage ends with, “Send tidbits to [email protected] (subject: Tidbit) or 512 268 5678.”
Thanks! Love, Pauline.
