Texas Roadhouse

 No we didn't make a wrong turn. Our last night of the trip was spent in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania and we had dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. I hadn't been to one of their restaurants in a very long time. The food was very good. I remember peanut shells being all over the floor the last time we went to one, but I guess with the reactions people have if they are sensitive to peanuts the policy has changed. Now there is a sealed bag of peanuts on the table...clearly marked.

The decor seems to be a bit of everything, including animal heads mounted on the walls. It is a fun place and a bit noisy at times since the staff chants and cheers at different tables. (I'm not quite sure why.) Needless to say the Texas ribeye hit the spot.

Deer Grazing

 The other day I went down to the Islip marina. I forgot that at this time of year people often come there with  cars full of discarded pumpkins and leave them for the wild deer. This area has a lot of deer and they seem to love pumpkins. Near the parking lot there were about 7/8 deer happily chowing down on the feast as well as the grass. I planned on sketching only one deer and moving on but it sort of morphed into a sketch of two deer and the foliage. I left out all the broken pumpkin pieces...artistic license. I don't draw in pencil very often so this was a bit of a challenge. My hand tends to smear the graphite and I lose what I was working on. I went back and redid some parts and it is what it is. I also had a hard time getting the pencil sketch to come out clear and not blurry. There aren't any spots for the camera to really focus on I  guess.