A Peculiar Outing

We've been taking a drive to see the spring flowers every year since we moved to Texas, so we thought we knew what to expect this year.  It turned out to be a rather peculiar day... not bad at all - just a few unusual discoveries!

 

We stopped by the Antique Rose Emporium first to pick up a replacement for the rose I killed last year.  As we were leaving, we noticed lots of kids running in with Easter baskets.  Turns out it was the big Easter egg hunt day.  Our kids joined in, but I think they were the only ones using their road trip backpacks instead of Easter baskets!

 

 

Unexpected discovery #2:   We've always gone to a park in Brenham to get bluebonnet pictures.  It's always beautiful, with a whole field full of wildflowers.  So we headed there, figuring that it would be a safe bet for picture opportunities.  When we pulled up, we discovered... no flowers!  We had to take to the roadsides to find a patch where we could get pictures.  Turns out the best spot we found ended up being right in College Station!

 

Such an unusual day calls for lunch at a restaurant with "character," and did we ever pick a good one!  We decided to try Mobius Coffee and Pizza (an interesting combination, I think!).  Ezra's lemonade came in a honeybear, complete with a little honey left in the bottom.  Do they save the old bottles for kids?  Is this something other restaurants do, but I've just never seen it before?  So many questions, but no answers! 

 

But the cherry on top of our peculiar day was the customer sitting across from us.  At first I just thought it was two businessmen sitting at a table with laptops, until I looked closer...  It was a man in a suit, working on his laptop and talking on his Bluetooth, sitting across from a papier mache double of himself, complete with a fake laptop and matching bead necklaces.  I didn't take a picture, so you'll just have to believe me!