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Alpine •  Marfa, Texas

 

2023 Chris & Martin end of year Christmas newsletter

                       

New Years Eve fire works - Chris with Margarita

   

Gary assisting Chris unloading horse feed • Gary's dog • stray dogs

                                      

Martin Bastrop SO Patrol 12/31/23 • video

   

Scruffy coyote & bird

        

Chris' new heated vest

   

Holly and Chris with Margarita • Sophie chasing birds in the bushes

                                                                         

Photos from our Christmas 2023 • video

     

     

Christmas preparations

   

Squirrels

   

Martin's Alpine winning photo 2014 Alpine High School Homecoming

              

Chris, Martin and Sophie night Christmas light tour

     

Flight

Sophie in the hay room

  

   

Martin with Sophie and Chris with Margarita • Chris took Sophie for a walk

 

12/20/23 Trudys

   

Deer in front driveway • Chris and Sophie in corral

       

Martin in studio • Sophie with her big puppy • Chris' River Crossing entrance sign • Chris brought in a poinsettia

              

12/19/23 Moth on Margarita's stable camera. Martin moved camera around and couldn't dislodge it and didn't know Chris was on her way to swat it down. video

   

Sophie & Martin 1 am • Chris and Sophie at the stable

   

Lunch with David, Mary, Charlotte, Rusty and Lloyd 12/17/23

   

Sophie at night in the kitchen, after Chris left and with her duck

   

Chris giving Sophie her 3 Pannus eye drops three times a day • interesting spot

     

Deer & Sophie • video

      

Martin at Longhorn CT re sinus infection • Sophie & Martin ride

   

Barbara and Larry on their electric bikes • Coyotes

   

Sophie has been with us now for four of her eight years 12/12/23 • took her to Roadhouse for a hamburger • Chris at Panda

     
Sophie and Martin on porch

     

Critters • video

                

FedEx leaves Dell PC on street in front of our mailbox. Had Prime not delivered shortly there after, the box might have been stolen. Thanked the Prime driver for excellence service to the front door!

                        

Drone flight 12/09/23

        

Our circle tree turning

     

Chris & Sophie - Corral repair

 

Chris and Sophie in the corral

         

Putting up Christmas horses

      

Chris getting Margarita to take her meds

              

Replacing the pasture camera • video

 

Sophie reluctant ball player • Sophie & Martin in Kyle with Chris

                             

  Collection of wild life • video

 

Martin out with Sophie out 4 am • cameras working one moment in time

   

12/02/23 Bridge being built over Dry Creek by DE

 

Chris & Margarita

      

Sophie treed squirrel that jumped from high branch to get away. video • Chasing birds • Margarita watching

Sharon and Anthony's 19th wedding Anniversary

        

Holly with Chris and Margarita • Sophie with Chris at stable • Sophie through round window • Chris iMac sold • meeting new neighbor

       

Martin Patrol 11/26/23

                                    

Chris day before preparing • Thanksgiving Day November 23, 2023 Chris preparing dinner • What a great dinner!

           

Julius with the Mercer Island Band performing at the 2023 Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York City

Julius won Mercer Island High School Band's "Red Shoe" award for his marching (photos from Sharon & Anthony) • video

          

AlpineTXPhoto Contest Judge DJ Stout picked Martin's “AHS Homecoming Game” for the $100 Henry Charles Trost Memorial Award • view pdf • more

This had been a favorite photo of mine as in includes: Alpine High School at a classic game; the football field with goal posts and scoreboard; a High school sweetheart; the AHS band; press box; a diverse crowd; and an incredible storm moving in. Friday night in Alpine at its best.

         

11/21/233 Vet examining Margarita's hoofs • Margarita laying down

     

11/20/23 Deer • Chris and Sophie coming in from the stable • Sophie asleep • Sophie with Martin at night

   

Accident Hwy 71 11/18/23

 

Chick-Fil-A

      

Margarita laying down

   

Sophie staying out in the stable in the morning with Chris

Chris' iMac sold

              

Patrick buried the stable camera cable

   

11/13/23 Night creatures

   

Sophie staying out with Chris in the early morning

   

Chris and Margarita

        

Sophie watching sunrise • howling • Raccoon BDay present • squirrels after nuts • video

       

Chris cleaning off porch • Martin and Sophie at the car wash (that's the Telluride's screen) • Stable cameras were hard wired with the cable to be buried

       

Sophie chasing deer and at the stable

          

November 6, 2023 Steven removed the hog trap. We'd only had deer visiting and no more hogs. • video

 

Dr. Hebel • Elgin LJS

 

Deer & Coyotes

            

Accident Lower Elgin River Road & on to Long Johns 

   

Chris, Margarita & Sophie in pasture

 

       

Sunrise - Chris returning from caring for Gary's horses • Margarita at sunset

      

Raccoon on porch • Sophie on cold morning

   

Sophia & Martin • Mowers

             

After many hassles, Chris was able to to contract the River Crossing sign redo. Second thoughts about the perception of the first message, so it was changed.

                           

10/31/23 Halloween • Sophie watching • Sharon & Anthony Halloween costumes

        

Chris picking up pecans • squirrel on Pergola

   

   

10/30/23 Prime and Fed Ex - new iMac returned

        

Sophie with her kids & Birthday Raccoon • out for a birthday ride

   

     

Chris & Margarita

              

Breakfast at the FarmHouse in Paige

10/19/23 Margarita and farrier Holly Heiderman

     

Sophie

             

Chris and Margarita • Margarita took fence down & Chris repaired it • Sophie chasing deer and bird  • video

     

10/16/23 Deer caught by Steven's trap camera and deer in trap (not for them) • Raccoon on tree watching deer watching raccoon • Coyotes

          

Deer & 3 Raccoons • Chris - no Sophie while getting ready to take her for ride • Rowan, Anthony, Sharon, and Julius (Julius heading out to homecoming party with French theme) • message to ASJR

       

Sophie looking at Armadillo damage • Chris cleaning it up • David brought over armadillo trap and Chris helped him set it up.

      

               

Martin patrol 10/15/23

         

  

10/13/23 Drone flight • video

 

coyotes and deer

    

Deer 101323 • Chris and Sophie in the stable

   

Chris and Margarita • Margarita sunset • Leonard repairing septic sprinklers

          

   

Busy days UFCU, Don's BarBQ, then accident 71 & Old 71 Morgana cuts, Chris medical follow-up

Coyote going past Margarita laying down early in the evening of the 11th

                   

Hogs came in twice, the evening of the 10th and early on the 11th which is when the gate was tripped • deer came by after hogs were trapped • Sue and Steven came out early with their trailer on October 11th after the hogs had been trapped. The hogs were loaded. More on the hog trapping  • video • video 2

                            

Hogs trapped 10/11/23 - Deer came by first and Chris and Sophie chased them out • video

   

Chris cleaning up after the hogs dug the front yard

                

10/10/23 Drone flight - more pics

        

10/09/23 Deer and hogs no large hog, so no trap

     

         

Steven and Sue setting up hog trap 10/08/23 & 10/09/23 - video

     

Hogs 10/08/23 • video

Sophie and Martin while Chris is helping Barbara set up horse event 10/05/23

          

39th celebration of Chris and Martin's first date October 5, 1984

 

Martin and Sophie waiting for Chris to get her horse trailer tag at Bastrop County Clerk

     

Sophie to the vet for claw clipping and taking Chris to HEB

     

Chris and Martin at ARC to consider options for M's right knee - due to construction, it was difficult to get to and had to use their valet service

   

Chris letting Sophie out of the stable

             

Debbie recommended Hog trapper Steven Beck to get rid of the hogs that came on our property

       

10 04 23 Midnight - Martin & Sophie went out and there were 7-10 Coyotes. Sophie went after them and initially they went through the fence down to the road. However one coyote hung back and then two others joined then, so Martin went out to Sophie. All he had was a cup and yelling at the coyotes. The coyotes were around an armadillo first and it ran into the woods when Sophie got there. The coyotes backed off. Sophie ended up paying more attention to the Armadillo, but finally came back. - video

 

10/03/23 On Fire movie at Bastrop's Film Alley - Chris, Martin, Louise & Carla

    

Dump truck Janice & Stevens • Hogs 10/02/23 • video • Coyotes & Hogs 10/03/23

         

Hogs and Sophie checking where hogs were • Sophie & cat • Chris & Margarita • Sophie & Martin

         

Chris, Margarita & Sophie at the stable • Sophie puppy shake and rolling

     

Chris Martin and Sophie at vet getting Sophie's claws clipped and Chris getting her horse trailer sticker from the Bastrop Clerk's office

           

09/39/23 Chris, Margarita & Sophie morning routine • video

     

092823 Chris and Sophie • Fourth full moon in 2023

           

Aerial views 092823

 

Hogs 092723 & 092923

     

Chris with Andy getting muck Chris weed eating • Sophie

     

Aerial views 09/22/23

   

Chris and Sophie Stable

 

Sophie chasing squirrel & Coyote at night

   

Sophie front porch 09/16/23 • Sophie's eyes on 091823

                  

Sharon and Anthony gave Chris a birthday gift of Antonelli's Cheese 2 x Pairing Cheese: Cheese and Chocolate Tasting (In Person)

                   

Martin BSO patrol Sept 16, 2023 - Telle video • Chris went with Martin to return BSO COP suv and pick up Telluride and have a very bad meal at China Buffet

         

Finally some rain

 

Sophie's eyes 09/15/23

   

Chris, Sophie and Martin at HEB

         

Sept 13, 2023 A little rain and cooler, so Chris took Sophie and Margarita for walks an we took Sophie to Roadhouse

                        

09/11/23 Double Eagle on River Crossing property again - Karen called SO and had them leave

       

Chris watering keeping our plants alive and mowing to keep weeds down

Sophie's eyes Sept 10, 2023

          

September 9, 2020 Breakfast Maxine's with Casey Monahan and Joe Tuck who showed us his Post Office

       

Chris and Martin took Sophie to the South Texas Vet Clinic in San Antonio to have her Pannus checked and a pressure test for Glaucoma

 

Sophie's eyes September 8, 2023 prior to trip to San Antonio South Texas Veterinary Ophthalmology

           

Med Emer Colo Dr RC 090623

   

Sophie with her kids 090623 • In the grass

       

Sophie to vet for eye evaluation referred to San Antonio for pressure check - September 5, 2023

    

Chris, Martin & Sophie

 

Chris and Margarita

 

Labor Day ice cream trip to Amy's

      

Critters • Critter video • 09/09/23 Raccoons video

     

Chris had a new assistant with her wheel barrow this morning

 

08/31/23 Full Blue Moon over Janice and Steven's Home

   

08/31/23 Chris washing/cooling Margarita

 

08/30/23 Large transformer being moved near our Cedar Creek Post Office

     

Chris, Margarita & Sophie - windy - no rain • deer

                    

Martin Patrol August 27, 2023

         

Margarita & Coyotes August 19, 2023 • video

 

08/15/23 Chris grazing Margarita in front

     

Margarita visitors August 11, 1923

 

 

Deer in yard day time • Lights at night • Chris alfalfa

   

Chris had successful follow-up on her dental surgery • Sophie & Martin driving • Dashcam pic for Telle FB Group

   

08/04/23 Pappadeaux • Sophie stayed home• FB to SAJRL • Chris and Margarita

                                 

Chris' Birthday • Birthday meal was an Amy's Coffee milk shake • Martin & Sophie In/Out • Antonelli's gift from Anthony, Sharon, Julius and Rowan

     

Chris & Barbara • Sophie front porch • Norfolk Cine doing well

               

Buzzards, Sophie & Bear, critters • Martin checking what Sophie's barking at • video

   

In the morning Sophie goes out the front door with us and instead of coming back to us, she goes around to the back door. Here she's watching Chris adjust her bed.

   

Martin, Sophie & Possum • video

     

Sophie ball on stairs

   

Sophie shaking and throwing her duck around

                 

Martin Patrol July 23, 2023 - Tucker Hill accident • video

     

 

Chris Sophie • Sophie & Martin duck pull • deer & coyote later

     

Chris taking care of Mar gait a early prior to her dental surgery • video

     

Chris & Sophie • Sophie ice cream • Raccoon

   

07/19/23 Chris and Martin taking Sophie for worming checkup at the Bastrop Shelter • Margarita seeking shade in 106 degree heat

           

Chris washed Sophie and brushing her after drying

      

Chris giving Margarita water • Margarita running from whirlwind • Chris unloading hay and Larry helping Chris unload alfalfa • video

     

Chris, Sophie & Martin Dan's for breakfast and then Morgana's cuts • FB posting

    

Gota eat first • Sophie and Martin off to lunch • Midnight deer

                                 

Gary spreading muck for Chris • Margarita running and Sophie came out • video

     

07/14/23 Chris' mower repair • Chris, Gary, Bear & Muck Spreader • Chris & Sophie to vet for Pannus checkup

    

Chris & Martin Maxine's while Sophie stayed home • FB message 2 Sharon & Anthony - Amy's

 

Bastrop received 2 inches on rain on July 8th - Chris' shirt got 10 drops and that's all we got! • Sophie

 

   

Chris with Margarita during 4th of July Fireworks • Sophie

         

Anthony, Rowan, Sharon & Julius July 4, 2023 • Chris, Sophie & Martin July 4th dinner • Austin firework