Hruska's Bakery in Ellinger, Texas: Kolaches & Pigs-in-a-Blanket

Eric & I Went to Hruska's Bakery for two of their specialties, Kolaches & Pigs-in-a- Blanket,                                                                   made with Kolache Dough.                               

        

 Hruska's Bakery's Tee Shirts

 

 

The Gift Shop...

 

 

... is a shopper's delight.

The giant metallic bags have

have wheels on the bottom.

Clothing & Accessories

The Coffee Bar has many

choices.

Hruska's has a large 

Snack Area.

 

Eric & I join other customers

at the Bakery Counter.

 

 

Kolache Dough is a light, slightly sweet, yeasty, egg based bread.  

 

 

Sweet Kolaches have Fruit,

Cream Cheese, or Fruit &

Cream Cheese fillings.

The Savory Kolaches are called

Pigs-in-a-Blanket

Just a few of the offerings:

Sausage, Sausage & Cheese,

Sausage & Cabbage, Sausage

& Sauerkraut,

Spinach, Mushrooms & Feta

 

 

 

Prepackaged Kolaches

are available.

 

Grab & Go Cookies. Candies,

 Travel Mugs, & Mini Pies.

The Kolaches and Pigs-in-a-Blanket are delicious!  For me, it's the light fresh egg based dough these these sweet and savory pastries balanced, and delicious.

Traveling East to Columbus, Texas

The Total Eclipse was amazing...  The fast moving clouds made photographing it a challenge.  

 

Eric & I start our drive east

to Columbus.

 

We drive through Uvalde...

... & turn onto US Route 90 East.

 

 

 

 

Knippa has an interesting

Water Tower.

The Texas Primary was March 5th.

 

These Political Signs are for the

November 5th Election.

 

 

 

 

 

Good to know...

Hitchhikers May Be

Escaping Inmates

The closest prison is the Ruben M. Torres Unit.

 

 

 

 

 

Tall grasses move with the wind.

 

Corn Fields reach to the tree line.

 

Welcome 

This Is God's Country

Please Don't

Drive Through It

Like Hell

Hondo, Texas

Horses graze in a nearby field.

 

 

 

 

We follow signs to

Interstate 10 East.

 

 

 

New highway ramps

under construction

 

 

Traffic moves smoothly through this

multi-mile Road Construction Site.

 

 

 

The Biggest Ever Buc-ee's is under

construction.

The adjacent Buc-ee's parking 

lot is full.

We can't park & visit the store.

 Traffic is coming to a stop.

Eric, do you want lunch?

Low growing pink flowers

The left lane is closed for

 repaving.

The Schulenburg Water Tower

Halfway to Everywhere

This is Cattle Country.

 

Turning onto Texas State

Highway 71 West.

Our last turn is onto Farm to

 Market Road 1810 West.

Arriving at Thousand Trails

Colorado River RV 

Campground. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric & I set up our motorhome

on E 41.

 

We have full hookups: 50 amp

electric service with very good

voltage.

Total Eclipse in Uvalde, Texas on 04/08/2024

Fellow RVers at Chalk Bluff RV Resort are preparing to view the Total Eclipse.  Here's a link to the Phases of the Eclipse.

Cameras, Telescopes, & Solar

Binoculars are aimed at the

spot in the sky where the

Sun is hiding.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Our Solar Viewing Equipment:

 

A Card with Holes in it for 

watching the shadow of the 

Eclipse on the ground.

A Cereal Box with Welder's

Glass

My Camera with a Solar Filter

Eclipse Glasses

 

Kathy set up our Eclipse Lunch

with decorations &

Guinness Extra Stout Beer.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eric, Kathy, Dave and I enjoy Round Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Eclipse Oreos, Star Crunch Sandwiches, and Beer throughout the Eclipse.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eclipse Wine with glasses

to toast the Event.

 

Deep Sky Vineyards

2020 Syrah/Malbec/Grenache

 

 

 

At 12:12 pm we search 

the sky. 

 

I pulled out my other camera, without a filter to take pictures.

I was so excited to get

this shot!

Around the time of the

Diamond Ring.

The Sun starts to reappear.

Most of the Sun, behind

clouds.

 

 

When I the sky was very bright, I took pictures with my Solar Filter Lens covered camera.

 

 

This Crescent shows the Moon's

path away from the Sun.

 

 

 

Totality & the Diamond Ring have occurred.  

 

 

The Moon continues on its path

&the Sun begins to emerge.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Clouds partially obscure the

growing image of the Sun.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The Moon's path allows us

to see more of the Sun.

The last image I took with 

my filtered camera.

Today's Eclipse was amazing!  We were able to enjoy the Eclipse through the fast moving clouds and in bright sunlight.

The next total Eclipse is August 2, 2027 across Southern Spain, North Africa, Saudi Arabia, and Yemen.