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Here we are in the Lone Star State of Texas, USA. This was a tough one for a covered bridge and waterfalls. But I would like to see the Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve waterfall.

Covered Bridges In Texas ⛲️Greenbriar Valley bridge is 14 feet (m) long and crosses a spring fed creek at Greenbriar Valley Tree Farm NNE of Marshall, Greenbriar Valley Tree Farm Texas. Ask permission to visit the bridge that cannot be seen from the road. (GPS: N32 41.549 W94 16.238).

Waterfalls in Texas 💦Cattail Falls is located in the Big Bend National Park. It can only be reached by a 3-mile loop trail that is unmarked and difficult to find. Park rangers direct visitors to the western slope of the Chisos Mountains to Oak Springs Road to track down the trail leading to this waterfall. These falls are not year round, but at certain times, they fall over 80 feet (25 m) to an area filled with oak trees, flowers, and water pools.

💦Hamilton Pool Nature Preserve waterfall is a 50-ft (16 m) waterfall spilling over limestone rocks into the tranquil swimming hole below. Unfortunately, there aren't any trails at the top of the falls, but you can sit on a giant limestone rock directly below the waterfall. The waterfall is located 30 miles Southwest of Austin, Texas in Travis County near Dripping Springs and Bee Cave, Texas. Reservations are required to enter Hamilton Pool Preserve every day from March 1 through October 31. From November through February reservations are required only on weekends and official Travis County holidays.

National Themes For September 10: National Swap Ideas Day, National TV Dinner Day, and National Ants on a Log Day.

💡National Swap Ideas Day encourages us to share a creative or helpful idea with someone and trade them for their ideas in return. Swapping ideas today does not have to be done on a one-on-one basis. It would be fun for a group of people to get together and share ideas. People could share their thoughts and concepts and also learn from each other, while gathered in a social grouping. Groups of people benefit from the skills of others, and the energy of brainstorming compounds the efforts of the entire team. Often an idea shared by one person generates two or even three new concepts within the group creating opportunities for everyone.

📺🍽National TV Dinner Day! In 1953, C.A. Swanson & Sons introduce the TV Dinner revolutionizing the frozen food prepackaged meal business. In 1962, Swanson stopped using the name “TV Dinner”. However, in the United States, the term remains synonymous with any prepackaged dinner purchased frozen from a store and heated at home. The first Swanson TV Dinner consisted of a Thanksgiving meal of turkey, cornbread dressing, peas and sweet potatoes. The original tray was made of aluminum and each food item had separate compartments. The dinner had to be heated in the oven and took about 25 minutes to cook. Today most frozen food trays are made of microwaveable safe material. The original product sold for 98 cents and the production estimate for the first year was 5,000 dinners. To their surprise, Swanson far exceeded that amount and in the first year, sold more than 10 million of them. ✨1960 – Swanson added desserts to a new four-compartment tray. ✨1964 – Night Hawk name originated from the Night Hawk steak houses that operated in Austin, Texas from 1939 through 1994. The original diners were open all night catering to the late-night crowd. The restaurants produced the first frozen Night Hawk TV dinner in 1964. ✨1969 – The first TV breakfasts were marketed. Great Starts Breakfasts and breakfast sandwiches followed later. ✨1973 – The first Swanson Hungry-Man dinners were marketed; these were larger portions of its regular dinner products. ✨1986 – The first microwave oven-safe trays were marketed. ✨1986 – The Smithsonian Institute inducted the original Swanson TV Dinner tray into the Museum of American History. Much has changed since the original TV Dinner, and they also remain a popular choice for a fast and convenient meal and fun to eat in front of the TV!

🐜National Ants On A Log Day. Ants on a log is a snack made by spreading peanut butter on celery and placing raisins on top. The snack name was first used in the 1950s. The typical peanut butter version of ants on a log is recommended as a healthy snack by the McKinley Health Center at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Early September is a time when kids are headed back to school and more importantly, back to studying. To keep them (and their parents) fueled with brain food is an important tool for staying focused. The designation is to celebrate and encourage healthy snacking using one of the most iconic treats that both old and new generations enjoy.

I remember TV dinners that came in aluminum packages. My favorite was the turkey dinner. Please leave the ants (raisins) off my log. Peanut butter on the celery is enough.

Warm hugs!🐶🐶💕🌤