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Bracken to Go last day of 1217 • video

Austin red light runners followed by unmarked APD officer • video • Martin rode out with Bastrop PD Officer Hamrick

Chris and Martin's Christmas newsletter - view pdf
Taffie Christmas carrots • video

Bracken Christmas present & ride • video

Perez family Skype


Christmas Day

Christmas Eve

Operation Santa Cop Bastrop Police Dept. Chris and Martin helped wrap gifts


Bracken chasing squirrels & birds

Texas NARAS Grammy Chapter party • video

Bracken with a bone from Don's Bar BQ • with Christmas decorations • in fog • on watch

Decorating

Bracken's 2017 Christmas bed • Brack loves to scratch her back on the front bushes • video

Central Texas Hot Air Ballooning Club Christmas Party

Bastrop Sheriff's Citizens Sheriff's Alumni Christmas party
Snow December 7, 2017 • video • go to more photos
Snow December 7, 2017 • video • go to more photos

Bracken Full Moon • new Forest development

Chris and Taffie out for walk • video
Bracken waiting for Chris

Bracken in Martin's office and out with Chris in the morning and coming down stairs • video

Bracken & circle tree• web on a foggy morning

Bracken squirrel standoff on back porch • video • Chris & Brack
Bracken thoroughly enjoyed our trip • Antelope Lodge • scenes around Alpine • Theophilus & Williams houses • Big Hill • video
Thanksgiving at the 12 Gage Restaurant at the Marathon Gage Hotel was excellent!

Bracken was a great traveller and was perfect at the Antelope Lodge in Aline, the La Quinta in Midland and at Alice and Carl's home
The Marfa Army Air Base entrance • Crerar and Theophilus graves in the Alpine cemetery
Bracken, Martin, Chris, Alice and Carl Midland • Carl treated us at Rosa's Cafe and we also made a Taco Villa stop • view more

Chris working with Taffie • video

Seattle Skype

Taffie grazing with friends • Brack on Alert • Front porch chairs

Bracken chasing birds • video
Chris working with Taffie

Taffie grazing • Bracken Squirrels and BBQ • squirrel video

Martin providing water to Taffie • Brack & Martin Front porch & ride • Bracken Martin's coat
Bracken excited to get to go • video

2017 River Crossing Treat parade • video

Brack watching for Chris at HEB • video

Bracken watching for squirrels and then watching for Chris

Spectrum working on bridge cable

Martin, Bennie & Chris RC party • Chris working on garage blinds

Chris with Taffie trying to undo her halter • video
Bracken cookies • video

Bracken and squirrel in standoff • Taffie

Larry's Birthday - Maria, Larry, Barbara, Chris & Martin at Gracie's

Bracken & Martin working and riding

Ampex clone shipped to CA

Justin Boyd brought his Sound in the Visual Arts Media class from the Southwest School of Art in San Antonio to tour our Museum

Time with Bracken

Martin, Chris, Mary & Mike • Chris mowing • UltraLite over RC • Gecko

Bracken • Bracken evolution video
SpectrumTW finally came out and began repairing line downed on Aug 10th.

Officer Alvarado Family Violence tree• Martin rode out with Officer Sanford after breast Cancer Awareness photos

Chris working with Taffie

Chris mowing and hay arriving

Chris mowing • Taffie untying lead • Bracken walking the woods • video from recent

Bracken & Martin took Chris to look after Liz & Bennie's horses • Home from Debby & David's • UltraLite flights over home
Liz Wallace December 7, 1953 - September 21, 2017
memorial service - Houston, TX October 7, 2017
We have been so fortunate to have Liz and Bennie as neighbors. Liz, always full of energy, humor and there for anyone who needed help. In spite of daunting events Liz and Bennie never wavered. We always enjoyed our times together. Chris so appreciated Liz's help, not only caring for horses, but for Liz's knowledge and helpfulness when problems arose. We are so thankful for Liz and Bennie's friendship. We pray for Bennie and all the family to have strength through this most difficult time. Love, Chris & Martin

Becky, Bennie & Liz walking their horse • Barbara, Liz and Dominique • Chris Liz, Dina & Bennie • Dominique, Barbara & Liz • Martin, Chris, Bennie, Liz, Elaine & Johnny • Liz and Bennie helping with Chris' tractor and moving stable gravel
Murano radio & tech configuration • dashcam • BCD536HP scanner • yaesu ham radio & mic • antenna array for all radios • Law Enforcement memorial License plates

Jimmy's bachelor party MOMSR Museum tour 0100517
Bracken having a fun ride • comfortably watching for clouds • King Kong clouds

Chris & Martin attended the Bastrop Chamber First Responders Appreciation Luncheon • Tamera MacIntyre received the 100 Club award • COPS group

Bracken squirrels
Taffie

New weather system • Law Enforcement Memorial plates

Bracken with a Don's BBQ Bone • video

Bracken after squirrels as we have a bumper pecan harvest and by donated Ampex tape recorder • Chris off to spray her pastures

Martin rode out with Bastrop Traffic Deputy JJ- JJ was initially working traffic on Hwy 290 with two DPS units writing tickets s fro 80+ in a 55 zone • Also met up with two other volunteers Carl and Miles • JJ was working with a new digital ticketing system (that's the printer by his hat) • end of shift gravel truck out of gas blocking

Barbara took care of Taffie and helped with Liz's horses as well while Chris was in Seattle. Lauren also helped with Fri and Mon mornings

Vicki & Hank Studio tour

She is appreciative getting to go • breakfast to go at Trudys.
Bracken and Martin out for rides

Shawn working on home and stable repairs • Chris and Shawn with our upgraded railing

Taffie missing Chris..."she's in the saddle?" No... Seattle!... "oh!"

Chris with Julius in Seattle • Seattle visit

Bracken in the woods
Chris & Martin catching Tracie and Lonnie at the Hyatt Lost Pines • video
Took Bracken for a ride and ended up watching the President leaving Texas • video

Chris repairing Hurricane Harvey fence damage • Taffie rolling and then getting washed • video

Bracken and Martin on the landing • Brack squirrel • hanging out with Bracken

frog on front door • video


Hurricane Harvey stayed too long! • video

Chris mowing & Bracken on porch • Martin went out with Officer Hamrick on Aug 24

Martin arranged media coverage for the Bastrop Citizen's Sheriff's Academy' Alumni's "Battle of the Badge"which provides scholarships to students interested in law enforcement. • video

Chris mowing her & Taffie's pasture

Arbor repair completed
Eclipse Day - paper hole back porch • Bracken unimpressed • Martin eclipse
Hang glider sunset River Crossing

Bracken excited to go video • Bracken catching cookie video
08/19/17 Bastrop Royal Pines Fire • video

Chris bringing in Liz and Bennie's horses • video

Arbor being rebuilt by John Cox and Shawn

Bracken's beautiful coat

Chris and Martin Met Karen to catch up • Bracken & Martin took Chris to North Austin Appointment • Bracken watching for Chris


Hank and Martin rode out and the the BSO CSE hosted the PHI helicopter

Joel Block and his brother Pete toured MOMSR • Bracken with Don's BBQ rib

Martin continued with the Teen Police Academy for the Bastrop Police Dept which included meeting "Waffle" the new BISD Police dog.

Martin worked with Bastrop Sheriff's alumni in Smithville conducting Child IDs

Chris cooling off Taffie with Bracken looking on

Martin volunteered for the Bastrop Teenage Jr Police Academy managed by Officer McIntyre

Bracken on watch and listening

Chris working with Taffie

Hwy 71 - car backwards through fence - person leasing the area for his cattle said he just fixed the fence further west when a DPS chase sent another car through his fence yesterday - "JJ" with Bastrop SO responded - video

Back arbor collapsed (poor support)


Chris' anniversary of her 39th birthday! • Visit and shirt from Ken • Flowers and messages from the Seattle Perez family • Chris & Taffie • Cards from Sheila & Anne and gifts from Bracken, Taffie & Martin.

Chris & Martin attended "The Tower" documentary screening at the Bullock IMAX including discussions with the producers. It was the 51st anniversary of the UT Tower shooting.

Ken's flight out of ABIA


Chris' BDay dinner Papppadeaux • Group photos
Ken watching Chris cool down Taffie • video

Smoke alarm at home brought out Bastrop Fire Dept. - no fire & no smoke, just hot • Went to see Dunkirk at the IMAX

Chris & Ken • Chris Ken, Bracken & Martin out for ride

Ken surprising Chris at ABIA 072717 • video

Chris front porch • Double rainbow/No Rain! • Martin Bastrop Sheriff's Office patrol

Chris taking care of Liz's horses (note deer in background) • Farrier Holly

Double Eagle Development • pdf #1 • pdf #2

Bracken stayed on porch early one morning • Bracken going after a possum (it dove into a hole) • video

Bracken getting to go in Chris' Ridgeline • waiting for rain on front porch • Bracken treed squirrel

Bracken & Martin on the landing and getting to go

Martin volunteered a couple of mornings with the Bastrop Police Dept's Junior Police Academy • video

Chris cooling off Taffie • Bracken full moon

July 1, 2017 Flaming Guns of the Purple Sage play in Bastrop with Liz and Bennie • Earlier that day Martin passed his Technical and General Ham License (had Novice in 1958) • Lizard

Neighbor hooked up trailer direct to AC box and blew neighborhood power for 2.5 hours
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