Still in Fresno!

Last night Ted and I were on our own and had dinner at Famous Dave's Barbecue.  I REALLY enjoyed my St. Louis Spare Ribs!  I brought home my brisket and cooked apples because there four ribs, 3 slices of brisket, a delicious cornbread muffin and garlic mashed potatoes.  I wanted to try the green beans or the coleslaw but they sounded a bit HOT for me!  Ted had a Georgia Chopped Pork salad and he said it was also delicious!  It was a fun place with good food.

Today we met Chip and Haley for lunch at Chevy's.  Poor Haley still has papers to do and turn in for college but Chip's pretty relaxed since he's all done!  He's had a fun couple of "graduation" days so was happy to just kick back this afternoon.  We enjoyed lunch with the two of them.

During lunch Haley was talking about the Coke Halwell Center for River Studies.  Her mother works for the River Conservation Trust that is preserving and restoring the San Joaquin River lands of ecological, scenic or historic significance.  So after lunch we headed over there to check it out!  The River Center has restored an 1890's Ranch house that had been lived in until the 1970's.  The house was in a total state of disrepair and today is lovely inside and out with pretty gardens and a circular drive with a pond.

In the house they have some oil paintings that are available for purchase to help support the property as well as some birdhouses that are being auctioned to raise funds.  Some of the birdhouses were very original and I told Ted that the bird in one of the houses looked real, and then she blinked!  Looks like Mama Dove is sitting on some eggs!

Sunday afternoon with Chip and Haley and the wildlife..."Ain't Life Grand!"