John's busy working life.......

This past 3 months John Francis has been working away from Houston - traveling early most Tuesday mornings and getting home on Friday nights. He loves his life as a facilitator and coach, loves working with guys and girls of the oil and gas drilling rigs and most of all he gets to see new places although being away from home of course is not what we would choose but a great way to check out the country.

Most of September John was in Abilene Texas, about an 8 hr drive NW of Houston, although he flew there via Dallas. He was invited to visit a ranch and saw kids learning the skill of 'roping' - just the thing for young cowboys to learn.

October and this month he has been working up in Fort Smith Arkansas and has been in awe of the countryside - the Ozark Mountain ranges, the lodge at the top of Mt. Magazine, which he describes as a mini grand canyon, Heber Springs just out of Searcy - all so picturesque, particularly now as it is 'fall' and the leaves are changing and displaying all those great autumn colours. Then there's the majestic Arkansas River which flows through the town of Fort Smith - so many places he wants to show me....

He's back in town for Thanksgiving and then in December I get to accompany him on a two week job he has in Loveland Colorado and we should see some of the first snows of the year - sounds like a great precursor to Christmas!

Heber Springs:

Martha, Craig, Dev, John, Amy