LBJ Presidential Museum




The First Exhibit

When my sister and I went to 4-H Day at the Capitol, my  family decided to make a trip out of it. After, touring the capitol in Austin, we drove into the enemy's headquarters. In the darkness a small light shone, that light happened to be the Lyndon Baines Johnson Presidential Museum.



 

Lady Bird's Office

When we went, the museum had a seasonal display about the march to Selma in celebration of the civil rights anniversary. The exhibit was educational and had some good pictures, but it was really basic.

 On the 1st floor, there was a time line that went all around the main room, a seasonal display, short movie, gift shop, and an area that showed political cartoons about LBJ's life.
For me, the highlight of the1st floor was the timeline. The time line showed what was going on in LBJ's life as well as what was happening in the world.

On the 2nd floor there was an area were you could listen in on LBJ's phone calls while he was in the office, pictures and short biography of each President and First Lady. A summary of LBJ's accomplishments, and a walk through of what LBJ achieved in office.  My favorite part was the Vietnam war memorabilia because I was able to learn about what caused the war.

The last floor, was mainly about Lady Bird Johnson and their time on the ranch. One of the interesting parts that I enjoyed, was seeing Lady Bird's office. Before she died, she was using the office in her museum to work. When she passed away, everything was left the way it was, which was pretty neat to see. Also, we got to see items that he used to promote his election. One item was a razor with his name on it; LBJ chose this so that men could see his name every morning when they got ready.

Over all, I really enjoyed the museum and would recommend visiting it if you have the opportunity. For me, it wasn't as dated as some of the reviews said and I would give it 8 stars out of 10.

 

A great video about LBJ'S life.

Australian Shepard

Mollie's first day home

A few months ago, I purchased an Australian Shepard puppy from a lady who has shown Aussies for a long time. I bought Mollie (that's my puppy's name) to show in the 4-H dog show. She is to young to show this year, but I plan to enter her agility and obedience next year. Since it is very hard to find a purebred Aussie puppy at the Humane Society I bought my dog from a breeder.

One of my favorite things about Mollie is that I was able to pick her out of the litter and watch her grow. I knew that I wanted a female because all of our other dogs are girls, so I was able to find the three female puppies and chose from them. Two of the puppies looked exactly alike but Mollie had a patch of white on her head where the others didn't also, on one of Mollie's paws she has one white toe and the rest black. At first we kept her inside but as she grew she wanted to be outside more and more.


Asleep at the dog show

The first dog show training that I took Mollie to
she fell asleep at before I could practice with her.
I think that by the time I register for the next training, she will do pretty good. If Mollie sees anything in the tall grass, she will try to hop over the grass so that she can find it easier.

Mollie does have a couple of faults though,
 she likes to nip at your legs when you run, and she isn't friendly enough around other dogs.
I think that she nips because herding cattle is in her blood, and she is just trying to move us to where she wants us to go.

Waking up after a nap

If you have an active dog I would highly suggest that you train it  for agility contest because it helps your dog stay active and keeps it busy. Agility also allows for you to bond with your dog. 4-H has a non-profit program that teaches dog agility during the 4-H year and you can take you dog to the state dog show if your dog can
 meet the requirements.
I plan on showing Mollie next year so she has more time to learn what she needs to compete.

If you have any questions about the Aussie breed or the 4-H dog show, please feel free to comment with any questions. 

Mollie - my little angel

An Apology

I want to apologize to all of you for not posting anything in the last couple of months. To make it up to you, I plan on doing a post a day for the next week. If you have anything that you would like me to post about or anything I could do better please comment and let me know.
Thank you for for bearing with me,
          Christopher C