While in San Antonio for my mom's funeral, I did take some time to do some 'tourist' activities after the funeral and reception were over.

On Friday evening, my older sister, BIL and I went down to the Riverwalk.  We had a nice boat ride followed by dinner.

On Saturday afternoon, my younger sister and I went to the Witte Museum (pronounce witt-ee).  They had several interesting exhibits.  They had a VERY informative exhibit on Darwin.  Among other things, I didn't realize that he didn't start publishing his findings until 20 years after his voyage on the Beagle. 

We also saw a fun exhibit.  Every year (I think) San Antonio puts on a Fiesta with a Royal Court.  The members of the court have very elaborate costumes.  Here are some examples:

The museum was also doing some outdoor activities to celebrate the opening of the new wing dedicated to Texas Heritage.  One of the performers was Kevin Kirkpatrick who is a trick roper.  Here are some photos of him in action.  They look kinda tame, but he did some fairly complicated tricks that I was not able to capture on my camera.

It was a nice ending to a sad weekend.

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My Mom's Funeral

We buried my mom this past Friday.  It was a sad event, but we had lovely weather in San Antonio.  Hot but with a nice breeze. 

Here's a photo of the flowers and her urn and a flag in honor of her military service (WAC's in WWII).








We were originally told that she didn't qualify for a rifle salute.  So we were surprised when a van pulled up and some men with rifles got out.  It turns out they're volunteers and were happy to give my mom a 21-gun salute.  We thank them.

The minister gave a very nice service.  We thank him as well.

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