First Annual Blog Village Health Carnival

The April 30, 2007 edition of a Blog Village Carnival Series is posted. Read all the posts written by Villagers on health.If you would like to join Blog Village, click here. The next topic of the Blog Village Carnival series will be Recreation. You have to wait until the end of June for that one!

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May 2-4, 2007
YMBL Rodeo
Ford Park, 5115 Interstate 10 S, Beaumont, Texas. Call (409) 832-9991.

Over 300 top-ranked Professional Rodeo Cowboys compete for prize money in bull riding, steer wrestling, tie-down and team roping, saddle bronc and bareback riding.

May 5-6, 2007
30th Annual George Paul Memorial Bull Riding Competition
Val Verde County Fairgrounds, Del Rio, Texas. Call 830-775-9595.

Top ranked bulls, bull riders, and rodeo bullfighters gather each year. Held annually, last weekend in April or first weekend in May. George Paul competed in 79 consecutive bull rides without being thrown off within the first eight seconds. His record still stands.

May 25-27, 2007
Cowboy Capital Rodeo Association Pro Rodeo
Mansfield Park, Bandera, Texas. Call 830-796-7207.

Enjoy bull riding, barrel racing and bareback riding by Pro Cowboys every night at 8 pm. Live music on Friday night at 11th Street Cowboy Bar. Held every Memorial weekend.

Rodeo is big in Texas. If you would like information on more rodeos and cowboy events, check out the Texana web event page.

A good way to enjoy the natural world is by lying in a hammock. There is nothing more comfortable than a hammock strung between two shade trees beneath the blue sky or hung from rocky outcroppings beneath the desert stars. If you cannot find two trees or a convenient rock, you may use a lightweight aluminum stand.

Hammocks also travel well. Hammocks made of nylon and polyester are more durable and fade resistant than cotton, but everyone seems to like the classic rope hammock. The problem with rope hammocks is the marks you get from the ropes and knots. Also, children can get their arms and legs trapped in between ropes, and that is dangerous.

Did you know that it is possible to buy specially designed hammocks for camping with built-in mosquito netting and rain canopies? If you are considering buying a camping hammock, you will want to buy a fabric hammock, which is more comfortable than a hammock made of rope. Buy a large hammock, complete with mosquito netting and a large rain canopy.

Visit Hammocks Rock, sponsors of this post, for all the information on the different types of hammocks. BTW, what is the only thing you cannot do in a hammock? Smoke.

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