So one afternoon we drove out to Padre Island, a long thin strip of islands that runs from Corpus south to the border with Mexico. It was a stormy, moody day when we visited. And another interesting day, music-wise. But to get the whole picture, we need to go backwards and then ahead...
When Bill and I and the doggies did our 3 week road trip out to SC and back a couple years ago, we were surprised to hear country singer Marty Robbin's song "El Paso" come on our XM radio AS we were driving into El Paso, TX. Pretty cool, eh? Good timing! (http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3tyoq_marty-robbins-el-paso_music)
But to hear Marty Robbin's song "Padre" come on when we drove onto Padre Island was just too much!!! (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M6q44v6PfAk)
And now to jump into the future (the parts I haven't covered on the blog yet) just a bit - while we were in the panhandle, I did a day drive to Apalachicola, FL, and you'll never guess what song came on! No, it wasn't Marty Robbin's Apalachicola song - he doesn't have one (that I know of)! But it was Tim McGraw's "Southern Voice:"
Smooth as the hickory wind
that blows from Memphis
down to Apalachicola
It's, "Hi y'all, did ya eat? well
c'mon in, I'm sure glad to know ya."
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DXSq0atJ74)
So what do you think? Oh c'mon. There aren't THAT many songs with Apalachicola in them - that's the only one I know of!!! And same for the Padre song.
And then there's the time just a bit ago when Bill asked what I wanted to listen to. He has installed a whole music library on his computer, having copied over all our CDs. And we have quite the eclectic CD collection!!!! Most genres are covered. Anyway, I told him "whatever you want" and was astonished when he proceeded to put on THE artist I was actually thinking of - Don Edwards, a cowboy singer (see/hear him perform my favorite song of his: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGGEfl8GzK8&feature=related).
OK, so now that you know our most recent weird music things, and you're all tuned-in...
Old Padres pilings. 
A nice surprise - a fly-by from a flock of white ibis.
Stormy but peaceful beach.
Sprays being blown off the waves.
Bill and the doggies explore the sandy bluff (in "homemade" Photshop sepia).
The dogs are really diggin' it! (groan...)
Finally! A place to run free! Senny's 11 years old, but you'd never know it to watch her!!
Closer to the northern/Port Aransas end of Padre Island: colorful coastal houses.
OK, yeah, the touristy section!
Instead of a condo ad, it should've said something like "Follow us to the beach!"
Things are getting fishy - or horsey...!
ooooooo, scary!!!! :)
Scary too! Just kidding! Although it was a cloudy, coolish spring day, you can tell this must be a popular summer destination!
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