Colorful Dog Fish You never know what you are going to catch out of the Laguna Madre... here is a colorful little fellow... bright red on his fins and belly... we caught this in the Brownsville ship channel... Capt Randy Rogers at the helm... not a fish we kept....
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  Lisa Porter and Amazin' Walter work on ceramics... Wanna learn to make stuff outta mud?.... ceramics i'm talkin' about... here i am working on a small bowl at Lisa Marie Porters studio in Port Isabel, Texas... Lisa will teach you how to play in the mud too.. i recommend it....
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  Danny Schmidt... Hi Mom! Danny Schmidt waves the parade wave to all his fans from atop a Wheelman bicycle made by Coker Cycles in Chatanooga, Tenn... This one belongs to Amazin' Walter at South Padre Island where Danny was performing at the house concert series held at Sandbox Inn....
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  Danny Schmidt and Uncle Herman Danny Schmidt, famous folk musician imitates Uncle Hermans pose in front of the Wizards Roost on South Padre Island last week... Danny was in town to perform at The Sandbox Inn on South Padre Island, Texas series of house concerts.... fun was had!
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  Pink and my bike... Contrasting colors between the shrimp boat and the sky and water attracted my attention at the boat ramp at Jims pier... Pepto!
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  Kite Fest 010 This Monarch Hovers... Kite Fest 2010, South Padre Island, Texas!
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  Kite Fest 010 Giant ray kite seen at Kite Fest 2010, South Padre Island... great event!
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  Sandyfeet and Rocky the newest new resident at sandbox inn...
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  Say Goodbye.... Now you see it... now you don't ... the Ocean Tower aka leaning tower of padre was demolished with implosion technology this morning... it was unsettling... it was quick... bababa bang bang ba ba ba ba bang... or ssomething like that... and it was in a pile.... numerous shots on youtube... search southpadreisland implosion
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  Santa is in the building... sand castle lessons at south padre island... we can teach you to do this...
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  Dolphins Choice by Fred Mallett Fred and I shared the peoples choice award at Ft Myers Beach 11/9/09... nice sculpture Fred, congratulations...
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  Where Few Go by Amazin' Walter No pot o gold for me.... but Fred and i did share the peoples choice at Ft Myers Beach last week.... fun was had...
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  1st place by amazin' walter 1st place in the pumpkin carving competition at Palm St Pier on South Padre Island goes to ...... yep.... me.... sandyfeet won 2nd... it was a tough competition with about 16 entries... peoples choice voting...
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  Are you ready for recycle day? South Padre Island’s “Recycle Land”

A Recycling Awareness Event



Saturday, November 14, 2009 - 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.

Island Baptist Church parking lot



What will be recycled?

Allied Waste: plastic, cardboard, tin cans, aluminum cans, and newspaper

Radio Shack: rechargeable batteries

Wal-Mart: plastic bags

H.E.B.: plastic bags and will have a limited quantity of free reusable HEB canvas bags

Home Depot: florescent light bulbs and power tool batteries

Lion’s Club of Los Fresnos: eyeglasses

SPI Chamber of Commerce: ink & toner cartridges and cell phones

SPI Code Enforcement: cell phones, rechargeable batteries

Food Bank: non – perishable food



Exhibiters

SPI Health/Code Enforcement

Sea Turtle, Inc.

SPI Dolphin Research and Sea Life Center

SPI Chamber of Commerce



They will provide recycling information and demonstrate the impact of trash on our environment. Wal-Mart will be donating 100 reusable shopping bags. The Chamber will have a drawing for recyclers that bring ink/tonercartridges and cell phones.



SPI Gardens will be holding its Fall Plant Swap during the event.



South Shore Automotive

1612 Padre Blvd.



Will accept from island residents:

Motor oil, Antifreeze, Transmission fluid and Car Batteries



Sponsored by:

The Town’s “Keep SPI Beautiful Committee” and Health/Code Enforcement Dept. ¶ posted by Lucinda @ 10:31 AM 0 comments links to this post